Library · Chewelah
Chewelah Public Library
Chewelah’s library is the Chewelah Public Library, a branch of Stevens County Rural Library District, open about 40 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Chewelah’s branch belongs to Stevens County Rural Library District, which serves 47,650 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Chewelah Public Library
301 E. Clay Ave, Chewelah 99109
40 hrsopen a week
3,500sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Stevens County Rural Library District
129K
visits
2.7 per resident
291K
loans, print + digital
6.1 per resident
617
programs & events
5,886 attended
23K
library cards
49% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 25,000 to 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
2.7 visits · typical 2.6
Higher than 52% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
3.7 print items · typical 3.7
Higher than 50% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
2.4 e-items · typical 1.2
Higher than 80% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
1.6 kids’ items · typical 1.7
A little below typical (49th percentile)
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.3
Lower than most similar-size libraries (14th percentile)
Cardholders
49% of residents
Higher than 66% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
291K loans last year
Books & media (adults)34%Kids’ books & media27%E-books, audio & streaming40%
Who the programs are for
617 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$48 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $2.3M.
Local 71%State 12%Federal 0%Gifts & other 16%
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.