Library · Centralia
Centralia Regional Library District
Centralia’s library is the Centralia Regional Library District, a branch of Centralia Regional Library District, open about 49 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Centralia’s branch belongs to Centralia Regional Library District, which serves 25,678 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Centralia Regional Library District
515 East Broadway Avenue, Centralia 62801
49 hrsopen a week
17,680sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Centralia Regional Library District
52K
visits
2.0 per resident
36K
loans, print + digital
1.4 per resident
156
programs & events
2,009 attended
3,488
library cards
14% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 25,000 to 100,000 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 2.6
A little below typical (36th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.4 print items · typical 3.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (19th percentile)
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.3
Lower than most similar-size libraries (7th percentile)
Cardholders
14% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (6th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
36K loans last year
Books & media (adults)100%Kids’ books & media0%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
156 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$23 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $583K.
Local 80%State 13%Gifts & other 7%
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.