Library · Concrete
Upper Skagit Library
Concrete’s library is the Upper Skagit Library, a branch of Upper Skagit Library District, open about 40 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Concrete’s branch belongs to Upper Skagit Library District, which serves 5,213 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Upper Skagit Library
45952 Main Street, Concrete 98237
40 hrsopen a week
3,700sq 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 Upper Skagit Library District
19K
visits
3.7 per resident
33K
loans, print + digital
6.3 per resident
228
programs & events
2,163 attended
2,651
library cards
51% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000 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
3.7 visits · typical 3.0
Higher than 61% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
5.0 print items · typical 3.8
Higher than 64% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
1.3 e-items · typical 1.0
Higher than 60% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
1.2 kids’ items · typical 1.6
A little below typical (39th percentile)
Program attendance
0.4 attendees · typical 0.5
A little below typical (43th percentile)
Cardholders
51% of residents
Higher than 63% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
33K loans last year
Books & media (adults)60%Kids’ books & media19%E-books, audio & streaming21%
Who the programs are for
228 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$126 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $655K.
Local 95%Federal 0%Gifts & other 4%
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.