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Towns with the most-used public libraries in Oregon

Ranked by library visits per resident in a year, at the public library that serves the town. 36 towns with 2,500+ residents.

IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024

Seaside 1 Seaside 13.7 per resident Seaside Public Library Map of Coquille 2 Coquille 8.8 per resident Coquille Public Library Sherwood 3 Sherwood 7.3 per resident Sherwood Public Library
#TownVisits per residentLibraryVisits a year
1 Seaside Seaside7,192 people 13.7 per resident Seaside Public Library 101,012
2 Map of Coquille Coquille4,002 people 8.8 per resident Coquille Public Library 42,460
3 Sherwood Sherwood20,307 people 7.3 per resident Sherwood Public Library 179,629
4 Winston Winston5,690 people 6.4 per resident Winston Public Library 36,662
5 Map of Independence Independence10,199 people 6.0 per resident Independence Public Library 61,938
6 Astoria Astoria10,109 people 6.0 per resident Astoria Public Library 61,401
7 Vernonia Vernonia2,786 people 6.0 per resident Vernonia Public Library 14,551
8 Wilsonville Wilsonville26,974 people 5.8 per resident Wilsonville Public Library 167,274
9 Cornelius Cornelius14,255 people 5.3 per resident Cornelius Public Library 84,624
10 Stayton Stayton8,292 people 5.3 per resident Stayton Public Library 43,993
11 Mount Angel Mount Angel3,393 people 5.1 per resident Mt. Angel Public Library 18,121
12 Eugene Eugene179,591 people 4.7 per resident Eugene Public Library 834,640
13 West Linn West Linn26,935 people 4.5 per resident West Linn Public Library 135,120
14 Lake Oswego Lake Oswego40,381 people 4.1 per resident Lake Oswego Public Library 181,706
15 McMinnville McMinnville34,596 people 4.1 per resident Mcminnville Public Library 140,521
16 Map of Warrenton Warrenton6,327 people 3.9 per resident Warrenton Community Library 25,200
17 Sutherlin Sutherlin8,599 people 3.7 per resident C. Giles Hunt Memorial Library 33,174
18 Tigard Tigard56,011 people 3.6 per resident Tigard Public Library 234,108
19 Lebanon Lebanon19,344 people 3.5 per resident Lebanon Public Library 72,125
20 Monmouth Monmouth11,428 people 3.5 per resident Monmouth Public Library 38,038
21 Forest Grove Forest Grove26,529 people 3.4 per resident Forest Grove City Library 102,213
22 Sweet Home Sweet Home10,078 people 3.4 per resident Sweet Home Public Library 33,824
23 Roseburg Roseburg23,778 people 3.2 per resident Roseburg Public Library 77,923
24 Jefferson Jefferson3,301 people 2.8 per resident Jefferson Public Library 9,684
25 Woodburn Woodburn27,875 people 2.5 per resident Woodburn Public Library 70,262
26 Cottage Grove Cottage Grove10,698 people 2.5 per resident Cottage Grove Public Library 27,724
27 Nyssa Nyssa3,240 people 2.4 per resident Nyssa Public Library 8,015
28 Oakridge Oakridge3,184 people 2.4 per resident Oakridge Public Library 7,794
29 Dayton Dayton2,675 people 2.3 per resident Mary Gilkey Public Library 6,123
30 Salem Salem178,865 people 2.0 per resident Salem Public Library 361,529
31 Albany Albany56,839 people 2.0 per resident Albany Public Library 117,398
32 Springfield Springfield61,499 people 1.7 per resident Springfield Public Library 105,272
33 Junction City Junction City6,947 people 1.2 per resident Junction City Public Library 8,823
34 Umatilla Umatilla7,508 people 1.0 per resident Umatilla Public Library 8,595
35 Sheridan Sheridan6,339 people 0.9 per resident Sheridan Public Library 5,278
36 Harrisburg Harrisburg3,681 people 0.4 per resident Harrisburg Public Library 1,443

How this ranking works

We rank every town by library visits per resident in a year, at the public library that serves the town. 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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