Library · Raleigh Hills
West Slope Community Library
West Slope Community Library serves Raleigh Hills’s 14,291 residents. Last year it logged 79,033 visits, about 5.5 for every resident, and lent 152K books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
West Slope Community Library
3678 SW 78th Ave, Portland 97225
43 hrsopen a week
6,142sq ft
24Kbooks & 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
#27
#27 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
79K
visits
5.5 per resident
152K
loans, print + digital
10.6 per resident
66
programs & events
1,269 attended
6,334
library cards
44% 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
5.5 visits · typical 3.1
Higher than 82% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
10.6 print items · typical 3.9
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
4.4 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Higher than 86% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.4
Lower than most similar-size libraries (8th percentile)
Cardholders
44% of residents
Higher than 58% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
152K loans last year
Books & media (adults)59%Kids’ books & media41%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
66 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$71 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $1M.
Local 98%State 0%Gifts & other 2%
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.