Library · Orofino

Clearwater Memorial Public Library

Orofino’s library is the Clearwater Memorial Public Library, a branch of Clearwater District, open about 50 hours a week.

IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024
Regional system. Orofino’s branch belongs to Clearwater District, which serves 8,318 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch

Clearwater Memorial Public Library

402 Michigan Ave, Orofino 83544
50 hrsopen a week
6,685sq 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 Clearwater District

17K
visits
2.0 per resident
11K
loans, print + digital
1.3 per resident
118
programs & events
2,217 attended
773
library cards
9% of people served
How it compares

Against libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000 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
2.0 visits · typical 3.0
A little below typical (33th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.2 print items · typical 3.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (14th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.1 e-items · typical 1.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (9th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.2 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (7th percentile)
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.5
A little below typical (29th percentile)
Cardholders
9% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (3th percentile)
Borrowing & programs

What people use it for

What people borrow

11K loans last year

Books & media (adults)80%Kids’ books & media15%E-books, audio & streaming5%

Who the programs are for

118 story times, classes, clubs and events

Ages 0–5
41
Ages 6–11
22
Teens
24
Adults
9
All ages
22
Money

Who pays for it

$63 per resident a year

Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $522K.

Local 65%State 11%Gifts & other 24%
About these numbers

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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.

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