Library · Manchester
Manchester Library
Manchester’s library is the Manchester Library, a branch of Kitsap Regional Library, open about 43 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Manchester’s branch belongs to Kitsap Regional Library, which serves 286,100 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Manchester Library
8067 E. Main St., Manchester 98353
43 hrsopen a week
4,000sq 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 Kitsap Regional Library
832K
visits
2.9 per resident
2.6M
loans, print + digital
9.2 per resident
2,996
programs & events
86K attended
91K
library cards
32% 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
2.9 visits · typical 2.1
Higher than 74% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
6.1 print items · typical 3.2
Higher than 79% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
3.1 e-items · typical 1.4
Higher than 79% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
3.1 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Higher than 79% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.2
Higher than 71% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
32% of residents
A little below typical (30th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
2.6M loans last year
Books & media (adults)33%Kids’ books & media34%E-books, audio & streaming33%
Who the programs are for
2,996 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$61 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $17M.
Local 91%Gifts & other 9%
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.