Library · San Clemente
San Clemente Branch Library
San Clemente’s library is the San Clemente Branch Library, a branch of Orange County Public Libraries, open about 60 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. San Clemente’s branch belongs to Orange County Public Libraries, which serves 1,653,718 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
San Clemente Branch Library
242 Avenida Del Mar, San Clemente 92672
60 hrsopen a week
13,728sq 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 Orange County Public Libraries
3.5M
visits
2.1 per resident
9.8M
loans, print + digital
5.9 per resident
14K
programs & events
707K attended
383K
library cards
23% 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
2.1 visits · typical 2.1
Higher than 51% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
4.7 print items · typical 3.2
Higher than 67% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
1.3 e-items · typical 1.4
A little below typical (47th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
3.1 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Higher than 79% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.4 attendees · typical 0.2
Higher than 85% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
23% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (18th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
9.8M loans last year
Books & media (adults)27%Kids’ books & media51%E-books, audio & streaming21%
Who the programs are for
14,463 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$39 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $64M.
Local 91%State 0%Federal 0%Gifts & other 8%
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.