Library · Pierce
Pierce District
Pierce’s library is the Pierce District, a branch of Pierce District, open about 35 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Pierce’s branch belongs to Pierce District, which serves 509 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Pierce District
208 S Main St., Pierce 83546
35 hrsopen a week
1,600sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Pierce District
3,989
visits
7.8 per resident
4,217
loans, print + digital
8.3 per resident
16
programs & events
270 attended
567
library cards
100% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving under 2,500 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
7.8 visits · typical 3.5
Higher than 83% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
7.8 print items · typical 3.9
Higher than 79% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
0.4 e-items · typical 1.0
A little below typical (33th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
2.9 kids’ items · typical 1.4
Higher than 74% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.5 attendees · typical 0.7
A little below typical (42th percentile)
Cardholders
100% of residents
Higher than 82% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
4,217 loans last year
Books & media (adults)60%Kids’ books & media34%E-books, audio & streaming5%
Who the programs are for
16 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$114 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $58K.
Local 78%State 22%
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.