Library · Moorpark
Moorpark City Library
Moorpark City Library serves Moorpark’s 35,114 residents. Last year it logged 54,882 visits, about 1.6 for every resident, and lent 90K books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
Moorpark City Library
699 Moorpark Avenue, Moorpark 93021
57 hrsopen a week
7,700sq ft
31Kbooks & media
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
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
#87
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Fiscal year 2024
A year at the library
55K
visits
1.6 per resident
90K
loans, print + digital
2.6 per resident
271
programs & events
6,619 attended
8,777
library cards
25% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 25,000 to 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
1.6 visits · typical 2.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (24th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
2.2 print items · typical 3.7
A little below typical (30th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.4 e-items · typical 1.2
Lower than most similar-size libraries (18th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.4 kids’ items · typical 1.7
A little below typical (45th percentile)
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.3
A little below typical (26th percentile)
Cardholders
25% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (21th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
90K loans last year
Books & media (adults)29%Kids’ books & media56%E-books, audio & streaming15%
Who the programs are for
271 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$32 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $1.1M.
Local 100%State 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.