Library · Cave Junction
Illinois Valley Branch Library
Cave Junction’s library is the Illinois Valley Branch Library, a branch of Josephine Community Library District, open about 25 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Cave Junction’s branch belongs to Josephine Community Library District, which serves 40,924 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Illinois Valley Branch Library
209 W Palmer, Cave Junction 97523
25 hrsopen a week
4,264sq ft
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
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Josephine Community Library District
107K
visits
2.6 per resident
193K
loans, print + digital
4.7 per resident
432
programs & events
10K attended
25K
library cards
61% 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
2.6 visits · typical 2.6
Higher than 51% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
4.7 print items · typical 3.7
Higher than 60% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
2.2 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Higher than 60% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.3
A little below typical (38th percentile)
Cardholders
61% of residents
Higher than 80% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
193K loans last year
Books & media (adults)54%Kids’ books & media46%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
432 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$42 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $1.7M.
Local 85%State 0%Gifts & other 14%
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.