Library · Riverbank
Riverbank Library
Riverbank’s library is the Riverbank Library, a branch of Stanislaus County Free Library, open about 30 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Riverbank’s branch belongs to Stanislaus County Free Library, which serves 548,744 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Riverbank Library
3442 Santa Fe Ave., Riverbank 95367
30 hrsopen a week
3,594sq 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 Stanislaus County Free Library
777K
visits
1.4 per resident
1.5M
loans, print + digital
2.7 per resident
2,616
programs & events
81K attended
330K
library cards
60% 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
1.4 visits · typical 2.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (23th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
2.2 print items · typical 3.2
A little below typical (32th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.5 e-items · typical 1.4
Lower than most similar-size libraries (14th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.3 kids’ items · typical 1.6
A little below typical (38th percentile)
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.2
A little below typical (26th percentile)
Cardholders
60% of residents
Higher than 79% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
1.5M loans last year
Books & media (adults)35%Kids’ books & media48%E-books, audio & streaming17%
Who the programs are for
2,616 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$28 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $15M.
Local 94%State 3%Federal 1%Gifts & other 3%
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.