Library · Ontario
Ontario Library District
Ontario’s library is the Ontario Library District, a branch of Ontario Library District, open about 40 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Ontario’s branch belongs to Ontario Library District, which serves 27,671 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Ontario Library District
388 SW 2nd Ave, Ontario 97914
40 hrsopen a week
55,000sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Ontario Library District
26K
visits
0.9 per resident
56K
loans, print + digital
2.0 per resident
364
programs & events
6,190 attended
3,777
library cards
14% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 25,000 to 100,000 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
0.9 visits · typical 2.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (9th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
2.0 print items · typical 3.7
A little below typical (28th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.0 kids’ items · typical 1.7
A little below typical (33th percentile)
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.3
A little below typical (32th percentile)
Cardholders
14% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (6th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
56K loans last year
Books & media (adults)49%Kids’ books & media51%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
364 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$24 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $671K.
Local 90%State 3%Gifts & other 7%
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.