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Banks Public Library
Banks Public Library serves Banks’s 6,507 residents. Last year it logged 19,954 visits, about 3.1 for every resident, and lent 49K books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
Banks Public Library
42461 NW Market St., Banks 97106
43 hrsopen a week
3,900sq ft
28Kbooks & media
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
Auto-renews loansBooks renew on their own if no one’s waiting
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
#80
#80 of 134 OR libraries for visits per residentAmong every public library system in Oregon that reported visits
Fiscal year 2024
A year at the library
20K
visits
3.1 per resident
49K
loans, print + digital
7.6 per resident
296
programs & events
3,072 attended
2,376
library cards
37% 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
3.1 visits · typical 3.0
Higher than 51% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
7.6 print items · typical 3.8
Higher than 83% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
3.6 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Higher than 82% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.5 attendees · typical 0.5
A little below typical (48th percentile)
Cardholders
37% of residents
A little below typical (41th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
49K loans last year
Books & media (adults)53%Kids’ books & media47%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
296 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$62 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $406K.
Local 95%State 0%Gifts & other 4%
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.