Library · Willows
Willows Public Library
Willows’s library is the Willows Public Library, a branch of Willows Public Library, open about 28 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Willows’s branch belongs to Willows Public Library, which serves 12,663 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Willows Public Library
201 N. Lassen St., Willows 95988
28 hrsopen a week
6,856sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Willows Public Library
9,053
visits
0.7 per resident
12K
loans, print + digital
1.0 per resident
175
programs & events
2,814 attended
9,113
library cards
72% 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
0.7 visits · typical 3.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (5th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
0.7 print items · typical 3.9
Lower than most similar-size libraries (5th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.3 e-items · typical 1.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (12th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.3 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (10th percentile)
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.4
Lower than most similar-size libraries (23th percentile)
Cardholders
72% of residents
Higher than 87% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
12K loans last year
Books & media (adults)37%Kids’ books & media35%E-books, audio & streaming27%
Who the programs are for
175 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$23 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $293K.
Local 100%
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.