Library · Chinook
Blaine County Library
Chinook’s library is the Blaine County Library, a branch of Blaine County Library, open about 35 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Chinook’s branch belongs to Blaine County Library, which serves 4,290 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Blaine County Library
112 4th St. West, Chinook 59523
35 hrsopen a week
5,340sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Auto-renews loansBooks renew on their own if no one’s waiting
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Blaine County Library
7,704
visits
1.8 per resident
16K
loans, print + digital
3.8 per resident
263
programs & events
3,616 attended
1,169
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
1.8 visits · typical 3.0
A little below typical (28th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
3.0 print items · typical 3.8
A little below typical (38th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.8 e-items · typical 1.0
A little below typical (43th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
2.1 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Higher than 61% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.8 attendees · typical 0.5
Higher than 71% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
27% of residents
A little below typical (25th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
16K loans last year
Books & media (adults)24%Kids’ books & media54%E-books, audio & streaming21%
Who the programs are for
263 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$39 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $166K.
Local 91%State 5%Gifts & other 5%
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.