Jackson County Library Services
Jackson County Library Services is a library district based in Medford (Jackson County), Oregon, serving a legal service area of 222,762 residents through 15 library buildings. Among profiled systems in Oregon, it ranks second for population served, second for operating spending, second for number of library buildings and second for program attendance.
Against the median system of its size class, it records 2.1 times the operating spending per resident and 88% more paid staff per resident.
Jackson County against the 360 systems of its size class
Jackson County, building by building
The 15 buildings cover 182,807 square feet in total, 0.82 square feet per resident against a median of 0.51 for the size class. The largest building is Jackson County Library Services at 83,191 square feet; the smallest is Butte Falls Branch Library at 1,310. The longest hours are at Jackson County Library Services, 52.1 a week.
| Building | Type | Town | Hours a week | Floor area, sq ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson County Library Services | Central library | Medford | 52.1 | 83,191 |
| Applegate Branch Library | Branch | Applegate | 22.5 | 2,850 |
| Ashland Branch Library | Branch | Ashland | 52 | 22,565 |
| Butte Falls Branch Library | Branch | Butte Falls | 16.7 | 1,310 |
| Central Point Branch Library | Branch | Central Point | 40.5 | 8,695 |
| Eagle Point Branch Library | Branch | Eagle Point | 40.5 | 8,512 |
| Gold Hill Branch Library | Branch | Gold Hill | 25.6 | 4,982 |
| Jacksonville Branch Library | Branch | Jacksonville | 31.3 | 5,646 |
| Phoenix Branch Library | Branch | Phoenix | 31.3 | 5,946 |
| Prospect Branch Library | Branch | Prospect | 22.3 | 2,400 |
| Rogue River Branch Library | Branch | Rogue River | 38.5 | 11,460 |
| Ruch Branch Library | Branch | Ruch | 22.5 | 5,896 |
| Shady Cove Branch Library | Branch | Shady Cove | 24.4 | 5,646 |
| Talent Branch Library | Branch | Talent | 40.5 | 7,068 |
| White City Branch Library | Branch | White City | 31.2 | 6,640 |
Jackson County in numbers, FY 2024
- Visits
- 722,602
- Physical checkouts
- 1,262,182
- …of children's materials
- 579,450
- Registered users
- 105,824
- Program sessions
- 4,817
- Program attendance
- 78,848
- Print volumes
- 301,818
- Audio items (physical)
- 28,730
- Video items (physical)
- 44,873
- Public computers
- 173
- Public service hours, all outlets
- 25,505
- Paid staff (full-time equivalent)
- 144.0
- Operating spending
- $15.8 million
- …on books and other materials
- $1.6 million
- Overdue fines on print items
- not charged
Where Jackson County gets its operating money
Operating revenue came to $14.3 million, or $64.01 per resident. The local-government share sits 4 percentage points below the combined share for the 122 profiled systems in Oregon.
- Local government
- State
- Federal
- Other (fines, fees, gifts, grants)
Jackson County since FY 2019
Visits were 18% below the FY 2019 count of 877,742 (size-class median: −29%). Physical checkouts moved 29% down over the same span.
- Visits
- Physical checkouts
Who comes to Jackson County programs
Programs for children up to age 11 drew 59% of all program attendance, and sessions averaged 16 people each.
Library districts of similar size in other states
Of these six systems, two record more visits per resident than this one. The highest checkout rate in the group belongs to Poudre River Public Library District in Colorado.
| System | Based in | Residents | Visits per resident | Checkouts per resident | Spending per resident |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capital Area District Library | Lansing, MI | 244,451 | 3.08 | 6.76 | $54.51 |
| Kansas City Public Library | Kansas City, MO | 232,498 | 5.68 | 3.90 | $130.95 |
| Mohave County Library District | Kingman, AZ | 228,107 | 1.47 | 1.59 | $26.61 |
| Daniel Boone Regional Library | Columbia, MO | 223,840 | 2.16 | 7.56 | $54.65 |
| Yuma County Library District | Yuma, AZ | 217,978 | 2.03 | 1.08 | $44.37 |
| Poudre River Public Library District | Fort Collins, CO | 211,387 | 3.57 | 9.43 | $62.08 |
Nearest in size within Oregon
- Deschutes Public Library District · Bend · 212,141 residents
- Salem Public Library · Salem · 182,726 residents
- Eugene Public Library · Eugene · 177,339 residents
- Hillsboro Public Library · Hillsboro · 157,379 residents