Library · Orting
Orting Library
Orting’s library is the Orting Library, a branch of Pierce County Library System, open about 48 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Orting’s branch belongs to Pierce County Library System, which serves 665,760 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Orting Library
202 Washington Avenue, Orting 98360
48 hrsopen a week
2,700sq 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 Pierce County Library System
1.4M
visits
2.1 per resident
2.6M
loans, print + digital
3.9 per resident
3,292
programs & events
85K attended
336K
library cards
51% 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
2.1 visits · typical 2.1
Higher than 52% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
3.9 print items · typical 3.2
Higher than 60% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
1.8 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Higher than 56% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.2
Lower than most similar-size libraries (19th percentile)
Cardholders
51% of residents
Higher than 69% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
2.6M loans last year
Books & media (adults)52%Kids’ books & media48%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
3,292 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$65 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $43M.
Local 97%Federal 0%Gifts & other 2%
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.