Library · Madras

Jefferson County Library District

Madras’s library is the Jefferson County Library District, a branch of Jefferson County Library District, open about 41 hours a week.

IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024
Regional system. Madras’s branch belongs to Jefferson County Library District, which serves 21,349 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
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Jefferson County Library District

241 SE 7th St., Madras 97741
41 hrsopen a week
7,648sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024

A year at Jefferson County Library District

37K
visits
1.7 per resident
35K
loans, print + digital
1.6 per resident
626
programs & events
16K attended
3,601
library cards
17% 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
1.7 visits · typical 3.1
A little below typical (25th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.6 print items · typical 3.9
Lower than most similar-size libraries (19th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.7 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (21th percentile)
Program attendance
0.8 attendees · typical 0.4
Higher than 76% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
17% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (9th percentile)
Borrowing & programs

What people use it for

What people borrow

35K loans last year

Books & media (adults)58%Kids’ books & media42%E-books, audio & streaming0%

Who the programs are for

626 story times, classes, clubs and events

Ages 0–5
246
Ages 6–11
234
Teens
53
Adults
77
All ages
16
Money

Who pays for it

$45 per resident a year

Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $957K.

Local 88%State 1%Federal 4%Gifts & other 6%
About these numbers

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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.

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