Library · Union Gap
Union Gap Library
Union Gap’s library is the Union Gap Library, a branch of Yakima Valley Regional Library, open about 37 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Union Gap’s branch belongs to Yakima Valley Regional Library, which serves 251,520 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Union Gap Library
108 W Ahtanum Rd Ste B, Union Gap 98903
37 hrsopen a week
6,439sq 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 Yakima Valley Regional Library
410K
visits
1.6 per resident
859K
loans, print + digital
3.4 per resident
4,113
programs & events
65K attended
42K
library cards
17% 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
1.6 visits · typical 2.1
A little below typical (31th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
2.1 print items · typical 3.2
A little below typical (28th percentile)
Digital borrowing
1.3 e-items · typical 1.4
A little below typical (48th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.1 kids’ items · typical 1.6
A little below typical (30th percentile)
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.2
Higher than 61% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
17% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (10th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
859K loans last year
Books & media (adults)30%Kids’ books & media31%E-books, audio & streaming39%
Who the programs are for
4,113 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$32 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $8.1M.
Local 94%State 0%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.