Library · Gresham
Gresham Library
Gresham’s library is the Gresham Library, a branch of Multnomah County Library, open about 57 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Gresham’s branch belongs to Multnomah County Library, which serves 802,464 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Gresham Library
385 NW Miller Ave, Gresham 97030
57 hrsopen a week
20,000sq 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 Multnomah County Library
1.8M
visits
2.2 per resident
9.9M
loans, print + digital
12.4 per resident
5,459
programs & events
100K attended
351K
library cards
44% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 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
2.2 visits · typical 2.1
Higher than 54% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
12.4 print items · typical 3.2
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
0.0 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (0th percentile)
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.2
Lower than most similar-size libraries (19th percentile)
Cardholders
44% of residents
Higher than 55% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
9.9M loans last year
Books & media (adults)100%Kids’ books & media0%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
5,459 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$121 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $97M.
Local 94%State 0%Gifts & other 6%
Locations
Other Multnomah County Library branches in Gresham
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.