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Towns that borrow the most from their library in Oregon

Ranked by books, movies, e-books and other items the town’s public library lent in a year, per resident. 36 towns with 2,500+ residents.

IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024

Eugene
Oregon · Most library borrowing

Where Eugene lands: #6 of 36

12.8 per resident books, movies & e-books borrowed a year · Visit Eugene →

Stayton 1 Stayton 17.8 per resident Stayton Public Library Lake Oswego 2 Lake Oswego 14.5 per resident Lake Oswego Public Library Tigard 3 Tigard 13.5 per resident Tigard Public Library
#TownLoans per residentLibraryLoans a year
1 Stayton Stayton8,292 people 17.8 per resident Stayton Public Library 147,875
2 Lake Oswego Lake Oswego40,381 people 14.5 per resident Lake Oswego Public Library 647,328
3 Tigard Tigard56,011 people 13.5 per resident Tigard Public Library 885,223
4 Map of Coquille Coquille4,002 people 13.3 per resident Coquille Public Library 64,148
5 West Linn West Linn26,935 people 13.1 per resident West Linn Public Library 395,124
6 Eugene Eugene179,591 people 12.8 per resident Eugene Public Library 2,263,467
7 Sherwood Sherwood20,307 people 12.4 per resident Sherwood Public Library 308,107
8 Wilsonville Wilsonville26,974 people 11.7 per resident Wilsonville Public Library 340,078
9 Mount Angel Mount Angel3,393 people 10.9 per resident Mt. Angel Public Library 38,560
10 Monmouth Monmouth11,428 people 9.6 per resident Monmouth Public Library 105,480
11 Jefferson Jefferson3,301 people 9.0 per resident Jefferson Public Library 30,691
12 McMinnville McMinnville34,596 people 8.7 per resident Mcminnville Public Library 299,650
13 Seaside Seaside7,192 people 8.7 per resident Seaside Public Library 63,978
14 Forest Grove Forest Grove26,529 people 8.5 per resident Forest Grove City Library 253,053
15 Woodburn Woodburn27,875 people 8.3 per resident Woodburn Public Library 236,583
16 Salem Salem178,865 people 7.1 per resident Salem Public Library 1,298,511
17 Albany Albany56,839 people 7.0 per resident Albany Public Library 408,434
18 Sweet Home Sweet Home10,078 people 6.5 per resident Sweet Home Public Library 65,622
19 Map of Independence Independence10,199 people 6.4 per resident Independence Public Library 65,983
20 Astoria Astoria10,109 people 6.4 per resident Astoria Public Library 65,290
21 Lebanon Lebanon19,344 people 6.3 per resident Lebanon Public Library 128,510
22 Vernonia Vernonia2,786 people 6.3 per resident Vernonia Public Library 15,395
23 Cornelius Cornelius14,255 people 5.8 per resident Cornelius Public Library 91,981
24 Roseburg Roseburg23,778 people 5.2 per resident Roseburg Public Library 127,315
25 Springfield Springfield61,499 people 4.6 per resident Springfield Public Library 287,161
26 Nyssa Nyssa3,240 people 3.5 per resident Nyssa Public Library 11,659
27 Dayton Dayton2,675 people 3.2 per resident Mary Gilkey Public Library 8,530
28 Sheridan Sheridan6,339 people 3.0 per resident Sheridan Public Library 17,908
29 Map of Warrenton Warrenton6,327 people 2.8 per resident Warrenton Community Library 18,136
30 Cottage Grove Cottage Grove10,698 people 2.3 per resident Cottage Grove Public Library 25,197
31 Junction City Junction City6,947 people 2.1 per resident Junction City Public Library 15,852
32 Harrisburg Harrisburg3,681 people 2.0 per resident Harrisburg Public Library 7,311
33 Oakridge Oakridge3,184 people 1.4 per resident Oakridge Public Library 4,537
34 Sutherlin Sutherlin8,599 people 1.2 per resident C. Giles Hunt Memorial Library 11,231
35 Winston Winston5,690 people 0.9 per resident Winston Public Library 5,095
36 Umatilla Umatilla7,508 people 0.8 per resident Umatilla Public Library 6,731

How this ranking works

We rank every town by books, movies, e-books and other items the town’s public library lent in a year, per resident. The highest figure ranks #1. Each library reports its own yearly numbers to the Institute of Museum and Library Services (fiscal year 2024), and each town’s Library page shows how it compares with libraries of a similar size nationwide.

A town is ranked only when its library system serves that town alone, and the library’s own count of the people it serves is within 20% of the town’s population. Towns served by a county or regional system, or sharing a library with a neighbor, can’t be credited with the numbers, so they aren’t ranked. Libraries that didn’t respond to the survey aren’t ranked either. Vacation towns can rank high because summer residents and visitors use the library too.

Only towns with at least 2,500 residents are ranked; Census estimates for smaller places are too uncertain. Population and income: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Libraries: IMLS Public Libraries Survey. Town photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited on each town’s page.

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