Library · Santa Rosa
Central Santa Rosa Library
Santa Rosa’s library is the Central Santa Rosa Library, a branch of Sonoma County Library, open about 54 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Santa Rosa’s branch belongs to Sonoma County Library, which serves 478,152 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Central Santa Rosa Library
211 E Street, Santa Rosa 95404
54 hrsopen a week
61,800sq 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 Sonoma County Library
1.4M
visits
3.0 per resident
4.4M
loans, print + digital
9.2 per resident
7,036
programs & events
160K attended
236K
library cards
49% 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
3.0 visits · typical 2.1
Higher than 76% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
5.7 print items · typical 3.2
Higher than 77% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
3.5 e-items · typical 1.4
Higher than 86% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
2.6 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Higher than 70% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.2
Higher than 75% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
49% of residents
Higher than 67% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
4.4M loans last year
Books & media (adults)34%Kids’ books & media28%E-books, audio & streaming38%
Who the programs are for
7,036 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$87 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $42M.
Local 93%State 1%Federal 0%Gifts & other 6%
Locations
Other Sonoma County Library branches in Santa Rosa
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.