Library · Prosser
Prosser Branch Library
Prosser’s library is the Prosser Branch Library, a branch of Mid-Columbia Libraries, open about 43 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Multi-county system. Prosser’s branch belongs to Mid-Columbia Libraries, which serves 272,954 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Prosser Branch Library
902 7th Street, Prosser 99350
43 hrsopen a week
5,920sq 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 Mid-Columbia Libraries
509K
visits
1.9 per resident
2.4M
loans, print + digital
8.9 per resident
2,741
programs & events
82K attended
210K
library cards
77% 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
1.9 visits · typical 2.1
A little below typical (42th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
5.5 print items · typical 3.2
Higher than 74% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
3.4 e-items · typical 1.4
Higher than 84% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
3.8 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Higher than 86% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.2
Higher than 71% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
77% of residents
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
2.4M loans last year
Books & media (adults)19%Kids’ books & media43%E-books, audio & streaming38%
Who the programs are for
2,741 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$34 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $9.2M.
Local 94%Federal 0%Gifts & other 6%
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.