Library · Silverton
Silver Falls Library District
Silverton’s library is the Silver Falls Library District, a branch of Silver Falls Library District, open about 46 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Silverton’s branch belongs to Silver Falls Library District, which serves 20,787 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Silver Falls Library District
410 S Water St., Silverton 97381
46 hrsopen a week
17,172sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
Auto-renews loansBooks renew on their own if no one’s waiting
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Silver Falls Library District
81K
visits
3.9 per resident
223K
loans, print + digital
10.7 per resident
380
programs & events
8,385 attended
7,563
library cards
36% 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
3.9 visits · typical 3.1
Higher than 64% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
10.7 print items · typical 3.9
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
5.0 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.4 attendees · typical 0.4
A little below typical (47th percentile)
Cardholders
36% of residents
A little below typical (43th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
223K loans last year
Books & media (adults)53%Kids’ books & media47%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
380 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$59 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $1.2M.
Local 94%State 0%Gifts & other 6%
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.