Library · Oak Park
Oak Park Library
Oak Park’s library is the Oak Park Library, a branch of Ventura County Library, open about 36 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Oak Park’s branch belongs to Ventura County Library, which serves 244,172 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Oak Park Library
899 N Kanan Rd., Oak Park 91377
36 hrsopen a week
10,000sq ft
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
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Ventura County Library
305K
visits
1.3 per resident
731K
loans, print + digital
3.0 per resident
3,018
programs & events
62K attended
142K
library cards
58% 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
1.3 visits · typical 2.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (17th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
2.5 print items · typical 3.2
A little below typical (36th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.5 e-items · typical 1.4
Lower than most similar-size libraries (17th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.7 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Higher than 52% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.2
Higher than 60% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
58% of residents
Higher than 76% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
731K loans last year
Books & media (adults)27%Kids’ books & media56%E-books, audio & streaming17%
Who the programs are for
3,018 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$53 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $13M.
Local 92%State 5%Federal 0%Gifts & other 2%
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.