Eugene Public Library
Eugene Public Library is a municipal public library system based in Eugene (Lane County), Oregon, serving a legal service area of 177,339 residents through three library buildings. Among the 122 profiled systems in Oregon, it ranks second for total visits, second for physical checkouts, second for print volumes and third for public computers.
Among the 360 profiled systems serving 100,000 to 249,999 residents, it ranks eighth for physical checkouts per resident. Against the median system of its size class, it records 2.3 times the operating spending per resident and 2.3 times the visits per resident.
Eugene against the 360 systems of its size class
Eugene since FY 2019
Visits were 24% below the FY 2019 count of 1.1 million (size-class median: −29%). Physical checkouts moved 4% down over the same span.
- Visits
- Physical checkouts
Who comes to Eugene programs
Programs for children up to age 11 drew 62% of all program attendance, and sessions averaged 27 people each.
Eugene in numbers, FY 2024
- Visits
- 834,640
- Physical checkouts
- 2,263,467
- …of children's materials
- 1,076,301
- Registered users
- 121,081
- Program sessions
- 1,112
- Program attendance
- 29,576
- Print volumes
- 350,747
- Audio items (physical)
- 28,729
- Video items (physical)
- 49,234
- Public computers
- 110
- Public service hours, all outlets
- 8,094
- Paid staff (full-time equivalent)
- 99.0
- Operating spending
- $14 million
- …on books and other materials
- $490,478
- Overdue fines on print items
- not charged
Where Eugene gets its operating money
Operating revenue came to $16.6 million, or $93.36 per resident. The local-government share is close to the combined share for the 122 profiled systems in Oregon. No federal operating revenue was reported.
- Local government
- State
- Federal
- Other (fines, fees, gifts, grants)
Eugene, building by building
The three buildings cover 99,220 square feet in total, 0.56 square feet per resident against a median of 0.51 for the size class. The largest building is Eugene Public Library at 93,041 square feet; the smallest is Bethel Branch Library at 3,016. The longest hours are at Eugene Public Library, 62.4 a week.
| Building | Type | Town | Hours a week | Floor area, sq ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eugene Public Library | Central library | Eugene | 62.4 | 93,041 |
| Bethel Branch Library | Branch | Eugene | 46.6 | 3,016 |
| Sheldon Branch Library | Branch | Eugene | 46.6 | 3,163 |
Municipal libraries of similar size in other states
None of these six systems records more visits per resident than this one. None of them matches this system's checkouts per resident.
| System | Based in | Residents | Visits per resident | Checkouts per resident | Spending per resident |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newport News Public Library System | Newport News, VA | 185,082 | 1.71 | 2.03 | $33.07 |
| Lewisville Public Library | Lewisville, TX | 183,301 | 1.82 | 3.06 | $19.47 |
| Ontario City Library | Ontario, CA | 181,224 | 1.40 | 2.01 | $39.17 |
| Aurora Public Library District | Aurora, IL | 180,542 | 3.20 | 5.10 | $73.00 |
| Rancho Cucamonga Public Library | Rancho Cucamonga, CA | 173,316 | 1.54 | 3.29 | $35.16 |
| Oceanside Public Library | Oceanside, CA | 171,483 | 2.30 | 2.04 | $41.26 |
Nearest in size within Oregon
- Salem Public Library · Salem · 182,726 residents
- Hillsboro Public Library · Hillsboro · 157,379 residents
- Deschutes Public Library District · Bend · 212,141 residents
- Beaverton City Library · Beaverton · 148,075 residents