Library · Wawona
Bassett Memorial Library in Wawona
Wawona’s library is the Bassett Memorial Library in Wawona, a branch of Mariposa County Library, open about 15 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Wawona’s branch belongs to Mariposa County Library, which serves 16,966 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Bassett Memorial Library in Wawona
7971 Chilnualna Falls Road, Wawona 95389
15 hrsopen a week
1,500sq 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 Mariposa County Library
158K
visits
9.3 per resident
47K
loans, print + digital
2.7 per resident
280
programs & events
3,666 attended
3,941
library cards
23% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 10,000 to 25,000 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
9.3 visits · typical 3.1
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
2.7 print items · typical 3.9
A little below typical (33th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.1 e-items · typical 1.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (5th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.9 kids’ items · typical 1.8
A little below typical (30th percentile)
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.4
Lower than most similar-size libraries (22th percentile)
Cardholders
23% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (19th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
47K loans last year
Books & media (adults)63%Kids’ books & media34%E-books, audio & streaming3%
Who the programs are for
280 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$36 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $619K.
Local 91%State 8%Gifts & other 1%
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.