Library · Portland
Portland District Library
Portland’s library is the Portland District Library, a branch of Portland District Library, open about 55 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Multi-county system. Portland’s branch belongs to Portland District Library, which serves 14,529 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Portland District Library
334 Kent Street, Portland 48875
55 hrsopen a week
14,400sq 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 Portland District Library
53K
visits
3.7 per resident
51K
loans, print + digital
3.5 per resident
176
programs & events
3,680 attended
8,840
library cards
61% 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
3.7 visits · typical 3.1
Higher than 60% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
3.5 print items · typical 3.9
A little below typical (44th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
2.1 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Higher than 57% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.4
A little below typical (27th percentile)
Cardholders
61% of residents
Higher than 80% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
51K loans last year
Books & media (adults)40%Kids’ books & media60%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
176 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$38 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $553K.
Local 90%State 2%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.