Library · Halfway
Halfway Branch Library
Halfway’s library is the Halfway Branch Library, a branch of Baker County Library District, open about 15 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Halfway’s branch belongs to Baker County Library District, which serves 16,927 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Halfway Branch Library
260 Gover Ln, Halfway 97834
15 hrsopen a week
2,500sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Baker County Library District
87K
visits
5.2 per resident
88K
loans, print + digital
5.2 per resident
184
programs & events
3,999 attended
7,154
library cards
42% 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
5.2 visits · typical 3.1
Higher than 79% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
5.2 print items · typical 3.9
Higher than 64% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
1.7 kids’ items · typical 1.8
A little below typical (47th percentile)
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.4
A little below typical (25th percentile)
Cardholders
42% of residents
Higher than 54% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
88K loans last year
Books & media (adults)68%Kids’ books & media32%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
184 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$86 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $1.5M.
Local 93%State 1%Federal 3%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.