Library · White Salmon
White Salmon Valley Community Library
White Salmon’s library is the White Salmon Valley Community Library, a branch of Fort Vancouver Regional Library District, open about 48 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Multi-county system. White Salmon’s branch belongs to Fort Vancouver Regional Library District, which serves 552,118 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
White Salmon Valley Community Library
77 NE Wauna Avenue, White Salmon 98672
48 hrsopen a week
9,015sq 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 Fort Vancouver Regional Library District
1.4M
visits
2.5 per resident
5.2M
loans, print + digital
9.5 per resident
5,190
programs & events
98K attended
180K
library cards
33% 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
2.5 visits · typical 2.1
Higher than 63% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
6.0 print items · typical 3.2
Higher than 78% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
3.5 e-items · typical 1.4
Higher than 86% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
3.2 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Higher than 80% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.2
A little below typical (39th percentile)
Cardholders
33% of residents
A little below typical (32th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
5.2M loans last year
Books & media (adults)29%Kids’ books & media34%E-books, audio & streaming37%
Who the programs are for
5,190 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$50 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $27M.
Local 96%Federal 0%Gifts & other 4%
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.