Library · Stockton
Cesar Chavez Central Library
Stockton’s library is the Cesar Chavez Central Library, a branch of Stockton-San Joaquin County Public Library, open about 48 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Stockton’s branch belongs to Stockton-San Joaquin County Public Library, which serves 724,916 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Cesar Chavez Central Library
605 N. El Dorado St., Stockton 95202
48 hrsopen a week
70,000sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Stockton-San Joaquin County Public Library
652K
visits
0.9 per resident
1.2M
loans, print + digital
1.7 per resident
4,476
programs & events
99K attended
161K
library cards
22% 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
0.9 visits · typical 2.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (7th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.3 print items · typical 3.2
Lower than most similar-size libraries (12th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.4 e-items · typical 1.4
Lower than most similar-size libraries (12th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.9 kids’ items · typical 1.6
A little below typical (25th percentile)
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.2
Lower than most similar-size libraries (22th percentile)
Cardholders
22% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (16th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
1.2M loans last year
Books & media (adults)23%Kids’ books & media54%E-books, audio & streaming22%
Who the programs are for
4,476 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$21 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $15M.
Local 99%State 0%Gifts & other 1%
Locations
Other Stockton-San Joaquin County Public Library branches in Stockton
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.