Anaheim Public Library
Anaheim Public Library is a municipal public library system based in Anaheim (Orange County), California, serving a legal service area of 340,160 residents through eight library buildings and two bookmobiles. By population served it is the 22nd-largest of the 170 profiled systems in California.
Against the median system of its size class, it records 2.6 times the program attendance per resident and 34% fewer public computers per resident.
Anaheim against the 122 systems of its size class
Anaheim in numbers, FY 2024
- Visits
- 606,864
- Physical checkouts
- 816,659
- …of children's materials
- 455,193
- Electronic checkouts
- 250,670
- …of e-books
- 131,294
- …of e-audio
- 116,799
- Registered users
- 317,524
- Program sessions
- 5,372
- Program attendance
- 175,331
- Print volumes
- 506,856
- Audio items (physical)
- 5,335
- Video items (physical)
- 28,824
- Public computers
- 138
- Paid staff (full-time equivalent)
- 102.8
- Operating spending
- $16 million
- …on books and other materials
- $462,535
- Overdue fines on print items
- charged
Where Anaheim gets its operating money
Operating revenue came to $15.8 million, or $46.45 per resident. The local-government share is close to the combined share for the 170 profiled systems in California. Federal money made up 2.4% of the total.
- Local government
- State
- Federal
- Other (fines, fees, gifts, grants)
Anaheim since FY 2019
Visits were 35% below the FY 2019 count of 926,581 (size-class median: −30%). Physical checkouts moved 13% down over the same span.
- Visits
- Physical checkouts
Who comes to Anaheim programs
Programs for children up to age 11 drew 68% of all program attendance, and sessions averaged 33 people each.
Municipal libraries of similar size in other states
Of these six systems, five record more visits per resident than this one. The highest checkout rate in the group belongs to Boise Public Library in Idaho.
| System | Based in | Residents | Visits per resident | Checkouts per resident | Spending per resident |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brownsville Public Library | Brownsville, TX | 259,714 | 2.31 | 0.63 | $15.87 |
| Laredo Public Library | Laredo, TX | 257,602 | 1.17 | 0.82 | $18.74 |
| Irving Public Library | Irving, TX | 254,373 | 1.83 | 4.35 | $29.10 |
| Chesapeake Public Library | Chesapeake, VA | 250,256 | 2.64 | 3.77 | $49.47 |
| Scottsdale Public Library | Scottsdale, AZ | 249,935 | 2.39 | 5.74 | $33.53 |
| Boise Public Library | Boise, ID | 243,657 | 2.92 | 6.79 | $73.62 |
Anaheim, building by building
The eight buildings cover 149,802 square feet in total, 0.44 square feet per resident against a median of 0.46 for the size class. The largest building is Anaheim Public Library-Central at 67,500 square feet; the smallest is Ponderosa Joint-Use Library at 3,500. The longest hours are at Haskett Branch, 51 a week.
| Building | Type | Town | Hours a week | Floor area, sq ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anaheim Public Library-Central | Central library | Anaheim | 43.1 | 67,500 |
| Anaheim Heritage Center @ the Muzeo | Branch | Anaheim | 33.8 | 5,289 |
| Canyon Hills Branch | Branch | Anaheim | 37.8 | 18,000 |
| East Anaheim Branch | Branch | Anaheim | 37.8 | 10,546 |
| Euclid Branch | Branch | Anaheim | – | 10,672 |
| Haskett Branch | Branch | Anaheim | 51 | 23,673 |
| Ponderosa Joint-Use Library | Branch | Anaheim | 14.9 | 3,500 |
| Sunkist Branch | Branch | Anaheim | – | 10,622 |
| Anaheim Bookmobile # 2 | Bookmobile | Anaheim | 13.3 | |
| Steam Van | Bookmobile | Anaheim | 6.4 |
A dash marks a value not reported for FY 2024.
Nearest in size within California
- Tulare County Free Library · Visalia · 345,185 residents
- Riverside Public Library · Riverside · 316,690 residents
- Santa Ana Public Library · Santa Ana · 310,797 residents
- Chula Vista Public Library · Chula Vista · 278,247 residents