Library · Everett
Everett Free Library
Everett’s library is the Everett Free Library, a branch of Everett Free Library, open about 42 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Everett’s branch belongs to Everett Free Library, which serves 13,013 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Everett Free Library
137 East Main St., Everett 15537
42 hrsopen a week
5,048sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
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 Everett Free Library
40K
visits
3.1 per resident
26K
loans, print + digital
2.0 per resident
113
programs & events
2,359 attended
1,719
library cards
13% 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
3.1 visits · typical 3.1
Higher than 50% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
1.6 print items · typical 3.9
Lower than most similar-size libraries (18th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.4 e-items · typical 1.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (22th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.6 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (19th percentile)
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.4
Lower than most similar-size libraries (18th percentile)
Cardholders
13% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (5th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
26K loans last year
Books & media (adults)48%Kids’ books & media30%E-books, audio & streaming22%
Who the programs are for
113 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$17 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $221K.
Local 17%State 41%Federal 5%Gifts & other 37%
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.