Library · Priest River
West Bonner District
Priest River’s library is the West Bonner District, a branch of West Bonner District, open about 43 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Priest River’s branch belongs to West Bonner District, which serves 9,130 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
West Bonner District
118 Main St., Priest River 83856
43 hrsopen a week
7,302sq 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 West Bonner District
31K
visits
3.4 per resident
64K
loans, print + digital
7.0 per resident
293
programs & events
3,888 attended
2,425
library cards
27% 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
3.4 visits · typical 3.0
Higher than 56% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
6.2 print items · typical 3.8
Higher than 74% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
0.8 e-items · typical 1.0
A little below typical (44th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
2.0 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Higher than 59% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.4 attendees · typical 0.5
A little below typical (44th percentile)
Cardholders
27% of residents
A little below typical (25th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
64K loans last year
Books & media (adults)60%Kids’ books & media28%E-books, audio & streaming12%
Who the programs are for
293 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$57 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $520K.
Local 89%State 1%Gifts & other 11%
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.