Library · Maple Valley
Maple Valley Library
Maple Valley’s library is the Maple Valley Library, a branch of King County Library System, open about 45 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Maple Valley’s branch belongs to King County Library System, which serves 1,607,650 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Maple Valley Library
21844 SE 248th Street, Maple Valley 98038
45 hrsopen a week
10,000sq 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 King County Library System
5.4M
visits
3.4 per resident
22M
loans, print + digital
14.0 per resident
17K
programs & events
360K attended
677K
library cards
42% 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
3.4 visits · typical 2.1
Higher than 83% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
7.2 print items · typical 3.2
Higher than 85% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
6.8 e-items · typical 1.4
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
5.0 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.2
Higher than 54% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
42% of residents
Higher than 51% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
22M loans last year
Books & media (adults)15%Kids’ books & media36%E-books, audio & streaming49%
Who the programs are for
17,209 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$90 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $145M.
Local 92%State 0%Federal 0%Gifts & other 8%
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.