Library · Dayton
Dayton Memorial Library
Dayton’s library is the Dayton Memorial Library, a branch of Columbia County Rural Library District, open about 42 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Dayton’s branch belongs to Columbia County Rural Library District, which serves 3,855 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Dayton Memorial Library
111 S 3rd St., Dayton 99328
42 hrsopen a week
8,000sq 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 Columbia County Rural Library District
17K
visits
4.3 per resident
23K
loans, print + digital
6.0 per resident
119
programs & events
1,481 attended
3,329
library cards
86% 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
4.3 visits · typical 3.0
Higher than 69% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
4.1 print items · typical 3.8
Higher than 53% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
1.9 e-items · typical 1.0
Higher than 73% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
0.7 kids’ items · typical 1.6
A little below typical (25th percentile)
Program attendance
0.4 attendees · typical 0.5
A little below typical (40th percentile)
Cardholders
86% of residents
Higher than 86% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
23K loans last year
Books & media (adults)57%Kids’ books & media12%E-books, audio & streaming31%
Who the programs are for
119 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$98 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $377K.
Local 97%Federal 0%Gifts & other 3%
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.