Library · Powers
Hazel M. Lewis Library
Hazel M. Lewis Library serves Powers’s 884 residents. Last year it logged 7,594 visits, about 8.6 for every resident, and lent 11K books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
Hazel M. Lewis Library
511 3rd Ave, Powers 97466
28 hrsopen a week
1,525sq ft
14Kbooks & 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
#9
#9 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
7,594
visits
8.6 per resident
11K
loans, print + digital
12.3 per resident
62
programs & events
353 attended
641
library cards
73% 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
8.6 visits · typical 3.5
Higher than 86% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
12.3 print items · typical 3.9
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
0.7 kids’ items · typical 1.4
A little below typical (30th percentile)
Program attendance
0.4 attendees · typical 0.7
A little below typical (34th percentile)
Cardholders
73% of residents
Higher than 64% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
11K loans last year
Books & media (adults)94%Kids’ books & media6%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
62 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$121 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $107K.
Local 92%State 1%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.