Library · Florence
Siuslaw Public Library District
Florence’s library is the Siuslaw Public Library District, a branch of Siuslaw Public Library District, open about 55 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Florence’s branch belongs to Siuslaw Public Library District, which serves 19,881 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Siuslaw Public Library District
1460 9th St., Florence 97439
55 hrsopen a week
20,790sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Siuslaw Public Library District
114K
visits
5.7 per resident
98K
loans, print + digital
4.9 per resident
436
programs & events
8,755 attended
6,250
library cards
31% 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
5.7 visits · typical 3.1
Higher than 84% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
4.9 print items · typical 3.9
Higher than 62% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
0.9 kids’ items · typical 1.8
A little below typical (29th percentile)
Program attendance
0.4 attendees · typical 0.4
Higher than 51% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
31% of residents
A little below typical (34th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
98K loans last year
Books & media (adults)82%Kids’ books & media18%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
436 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$66 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $1.3M.
Local 93%State 0%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.