Library · Sequim
Sequim Branch Library
Sequim’s library is the Sequim Branch Library, a branch of North Olympic Library System, open about 50 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Sequim’s branch belongs to North Olympic Library System, which serves 78,550 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Sequim Branch Library
630 N. Sequim Avenue, Sequim 98382
50 hrsopen a week
5,701sq 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 North Olympic Library System
299K
visits
3.8 per resident
999K
loans, print + digital
12.7 per resident
922
programs & events
22K attended
31K
library cards
39% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 25,000 to 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
3.8 visits · typical 2.6
Higher than 73% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
9.4 print items · typical 3.7
Higher than 89% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
3.3 e-items · typical 1.2
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
2.4 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Higher than 64% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.3
A little below typical (41th percentile)
Cardholders
39% of residents
Higher than 50% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
999K loans last year
Books & media (adults)55%Kids’ books & media19%E-books, audio & streaming26%
Who the programs are for
922 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$76 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $6M.
Local 80%Federal 0%Gifts & other 20%
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.