Library · Chowchilla
Chowchilla Branch Library
Chowchilla’s library is the Chowchilla Branch Library, a branch of Madera County Library, open about 26 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Chowchilla’s branch belongs to Madera County Library, which serves 159,328 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Chowchilla Branch Library
300 Kings Ave., Chowchilla 93610
26 hrsopen a week
10,000sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Auto-renews loansBooks renew on their own if no one’s waiting
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Madera County Library
595K
visits
3.7 per resident
189K
loans, print + digital
1.2 per resident
660
programs & events
12K attended
19K
library cards
12% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 100,000+ people
Per-resident numbers, compared only with libraries of a similar size across the country, because a tiny town’s library always looks busier per person.
Visits per resident
3.7 visits · typical 2.1
Higher than 88% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
1.1 print items · typical 3.2
Lower than most similar-size libraries (9th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.1 e-items · typical 1.4
Lower than most similar-size libraries (2th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.5 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (10th percentile)
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.2
Lower than most similar-size libraries (6th percentile)
Cardholders
12% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (5th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
189K loans last year
Books & media (adults)48%Kids’ books & media44%E-books, audio & streaming8%
Who the programs are for
660 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$14 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $2.3M.
Local 94%State 1%Federal 4%Gifts & other 0%
About these numbers
How to read this page
Hours are an averageThe survey reports a building’s public hours for the whole year. We divide by the weeks it was open, so check the library’s own site for today’s hours.
Compared by size“Similar-size” means libraries serving about as many people, nationwide. Per-resident numbers always flatter the smallest towns, so they’re never compared with big cities.
One year, the library’s own countLibraries report their own visits, loans and programs for fiscal year 2024. A library that didn’t respond keeps its address and hours here, with no numbers.
Source: Institute of Museum and Library Services, Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024. Distances are straight-line from the town center.