Library · John Day
Grant County Library
John Day’s library is the Grant County Library, a branch of Grant County Library, open about 26 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. John Day’s branch belongs to Grant County Library, which serves 7,418 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Grant County Library
507 S Canyon Blvd, John Day 97845
26 hrsopen a week
4,166sq 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 Grant County Library
150
visits
0.0 per resident
19K
loans, print + digital
2.5 per resident
4
programs & events
85 attended
1,477
library cards
20% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000 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
0.0 visits · typical 3.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (0th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
2.5 print items · typical 3.8
A little below typical (31th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.0 kids’ items · typical 1.6
A little below typical (33th percentile)
Program attendance
0.0 attendees · typical 0.5
Lower than most similar-size libraries (2th percentile)
Cardholders
20% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (15th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
19K loans last year
Books & media (adults)60%Kids’ books & media40%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
4 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$27 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $201K.
Local 78%State 4%Gifts & other 18%
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.