San Miguel Library District # 1/Telluride, serving an area of 5,200 residents, has a collection of 30,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 2,800 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 3,900 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public.
Staffing consists of 15 employees, of whom 3 are fully accredited librarians, plus volunteers. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $154,000. Patrons make 189,000 visits annually, and check out materials 126,000 times. Twenty-three percent of all check-outs are children's materials.