Library · Arlington
Arlington Library
Arlington’s library is the Arlington Library, a branch of Sno-Isle Libraries, open about 56 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Multi-county system. Arlington’s branch belongs to Sno-Isle Libraries, which serves 819,554 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Arlington Library
135 N. Washington Ave., Arlington 98223
56 hrsopen a week
5,055sq 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 Sno-Isle Libraries
2.4M
visits
3.0 per resident
11M
loans, print + digital
13.3 per resident
5,867
programs & events
149K attended
516K
library cards
63% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 100,000+ 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
3.0 visits · typical 2.1
Higher than 76% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
6.9 print items · typical 3.2
Higher than 84% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
6.4 e-items · typical 1.4
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
3.1 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Higher than 79% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.2
A little below typical (40th percentile)
Cardholders
63% of residents
Higher than 81% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
11M loans last year
Books & media (adults)29%Kids’ books & media23%E-books, audio & streaming48%
Who the programs are for
5,867 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$75 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $61M.
Local 91%State 3%Federal 1%Gifts & other 5%
Locations
Other Sno-Isle Libraries branches in Arlington
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.