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Lake County Public Library is the highest
public library in North America at over 10,000 feet in altitude. It is
located in the historic mining city of Leadville, Colorado (map). The library
houses a rare and interesting Colorado Mountain History Collection of local
history and genealogy, documenting the unique history of this "Boom
Town," at its peak called the wealthiest mining camp in the world.
MISSION
Lake County Public Library will stay in
touch with the people we serve in order to meet their personal, recreational,
educational and professional needs. We will provide free and equal access
to programs, services, print materials and electronic resources that encourage
self education.
LOCATION AND HOURS
| 1115 Harrison
Avenue |
| Leadville, Colorado 80461 |
| Phone:
719-486-0569 |
| Fax:
719-486-3544 |
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Monday & Wednesday - 10:00 A.M. to 8:00 P.M. |
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Tuesday & Thursday - 10:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. |
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Friday, Saturday & Sunday - 1:00 P.M. to 5:00 P.M. |
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Closed Sundays during June, July & August |
Board of Trustees
PROGRAMS AVAILABLE
INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT OUR LIBRARY IN 2008:
| Cardholders number:
3,102 |
| Total circulation
in 2008: 25,697 (includes books,
magazines, videos, books-on-tape &
661 special request loans from
other libraries) If people had to purchase that many, it would
cost them $639,757.00! |
| Interlibrary loans: The
library loans and borrows more than 810 items annually for its
customers through the
statewide interlibrary loan cooperative program. |
| Magazines: In 2008, Lake
County Public Library subscribed to over 75 popular magazines, and
checked out 921 issues, saving people more than $4,000.00
in retail costs. |
| Holdings:
34,600 items - Over 7,500 of these items are audio, video, computer, serials,
or electronic serials. |
| In 2008 - the library added 3,620
new items in English and Spanish to the permanent collection. |
| Computers:
4 electronic
card catalog stations; 5 public computers with Internet
access, 2 laptops (wireless), and wireless connectivity
for patrons personal computers. All public computers have
access to Microsoft Office, children's games, online encyclopedia,
Ebsco, Chiltons and Learning Express Library. During
2008, the public spent 6,515 hours at the public computer workstations which would have cost patrons
$78,180.00 to rent by the hour. |
| Staff: 3
full-time, 6 part-time |
| 2008 Children's Story
Hour &
Summer Reading Program: The
Lake County Public Library hosted 319 programs for children and
adults with an attendance of more than 6,696. There were programs for 174 visits from Pitts
Elementary, West Park Elementary and the Center. The children's staff
averaged more than 129 information skills instruction contacts to local
children during library program weeks. |
| 2008 - 4,200 Lake County
residents borrowed materials from the library. |
| 2008 - Visits to the public library
numbered more than 27,000. that's an average of more thatn
3 visits per resident. |
| Genealogy &
Colorado Mountain
History Collection Usage: In 2008 more than 524 visitors
and local researchers used these collections plus 155 letters were researched and answered by mail/email. |
| Public Community Rooms (AMAX, Baby
Doe & Leadville
Room): In 2008, Lake County Public Library's community rooms
were used for 252 public meetings. |
| Colorado Virtual Library: The
Lake County Public Library provides access to The Colorado Virtual
Library, Colorado's FREE access to online catalog, web sites, and
digitized collections. |
| In 2008, The Lake County Public Library
staff answered more than 3,375 reference questions. |
| In 2008, Lake County Public Library
provided $3.03 service value return per local taxpayer dollar invested. |
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