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Helix Public Library
Helix Public Library serves Helix’s 500 residents. Last year it logged 2,253 visits, about 4.5 for every resident, and lent 1,129 books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
Helix Public Library
119 Columbia St., Helix 97835
16 hrsopen a week
1,020sq ft
6,662books & media
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
#47
#47 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
2,253
visits
4.5 per resident
1,129
loans, print + digital
2.3 per resident
75
programs & events
1,522 attended
174
library cards
35% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving under 2,500 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
4.5 visits · typical 3.5
Higher than 62% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
2.3 print items · typical 3.9
A little below typical (28th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.3 kids’ items · typical 1.4
A little below typical (49th percentile)
Program attendance
3.0 attendees · typical 0.7
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
35% of residents
A little below typical (29th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
1,129 loans last year
Books & media (adults)43%Kids’ books & media57%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
75 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$65 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $33K.
Local 98%State 2%
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.