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North Plains Public Library
North Plains Public Library serves North Plains’s 5,108 residents. Last year it logged 32,747 visits, about 6.4 for every resident, and lent 67K books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
North Plains Public Library
31334 NW Commercial St., North Plains 97133
52 hrsopen a week
2,500sq ft
19Kbooks & media
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
#16
#16 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
33K
visits
6.4 per resident
67K
loans, print + digital
13.0 per resident
206
programs & events
3,893 attended
2,501
library cards
49% 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
6.4 visits · typical 3.0
Higher than 83% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
13.0 print items · typical 3.8
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
7.0 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.8 attendees · typical 0.5
Higher than 67% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
49% of residents
Higher than 60% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
67K loans last year
Books & media (adults)46%Kids’ books & media54%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
206 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$130 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $666K.
Local 89%State 0%Federal 2%Gifts & other 9%
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.