Los Molinos’ library is a branch of Tehama County Library, which lends less per resident than 95% of systems its size
Los Molinos’s library is the Los Molinos Branch Library, a branch of Tehama County Library, which serves 64,308 people and lent 58K items last year.
Los Molinos’s library, in brief
Below typical on every measure
Against libraries serving 25,000 to 100,000 people, the Tehama County Library system sits below the middle on all six per-resident measures we compare, and in the bottom 30% on six. How it compares ↓
Open only about 12 hours a week
The Los Molinos branch keeps short hours: about 12 a week, averaged over the year, so check its schedule before you go. The building ↓
Few programs for a library this size
The Tehama County Library system offered 222 programs last year, 3.5 per 1,000 residents against a typical 14. Kids & programs ↓
Most programs are for young children
77% of the 222 programs last year were for ages 11 and under, including 12 for ages 0–5. Kids & programs ↓
Runs on less money than most
The Tehama County Library system spends $13 per resident, less than 92% of similar-size libraries (typical: $40). What your card is worth ↓
This summary is written from the numbers on this page. Numbers are the library’s own report to the Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024; Los Molinos’s library is a branch of Tehama County Library, so they cover the whole system (64,308 people), not just the Los Molinos branch.
What’s behind Los Molinos’ civic life grade
Los Molinos isn’t graded on civic life: it’s unincorporated, so its nonprofits can’t be counted reliably (mailing addresses don’t follow its boundary) and its library is a branch of Tehama County Library, so there is no town figure for visits.
Civic life counts registered nonprofits, library visits and online volunteering groups, so it can miss civic life that runs through congregations, mutual aid or neighbors looking out for each other.
Library visits: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024. Nonprofits: IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File, October 2026. Volunteering: Social Capital Atlas (Opportunity Insights), from data by Meta Platforms, Inc.; Chetty et al., Nature 2022. How TownRatings grades civic life →
Volunteering in Los Molinos
Los Molinos is unincorporated, so its nonprofits aren’t counted: they file by mailing address, which doesn’t follow its boundary.
8.9%
8.9% of Los Molinos’ Facebook users aged 25–44 belong to a volunteering or activism group, against 5.9% in the typical California town and 7.5% nationally.
Volunteering: Social Capital Atlas (Opportunity Insights), from data by Meta Platforms, Inc.; Chetty et al., Nature 2022. ZIP-code figures, weighted by where Los Molinos’ residents live; 2022.
Below most similar-size libraries on all 7 measures
Per resident, against libraries serving 25,000 to 100,000 people across the U.S.
Tehama County Library serves 64,308 people, so it’s measured against U.S. libraries serving 25,000 to 100,000.
Every hour the doors are open, about 11 items go out
Fiscal year 2024, for the whole Tehama County Library system. The library’s own count.
Not reported for 2024: visits. The survey fills a missing figure with its own estimate; we leave estimates out rather than show them as the library’s count.
Mostly books and media off the shelf
58K loans last year: print, kids’ and digital.
21,828 e-books, e-audiobooks and streams last year. Borrow from home with your card, plus research databases: courses, journals, genealogy and more.
About 3 kids’ programs a week
Story times, clubs, classes and events, across the whole system, by who they’re for.
Programs last year by age group
story times and programs a week for ages 0–5, on average.
Find it
Los Molinos Branch Library, 7881 Highway 99e, Los Molinos.
No late fees. E-books and audiobooks from home. Loans renew on their own if no one’s waiting. Research databases: courses, journals, genealogy. Good at every Tehama County Library branch.
New in Los Molinos? The Handbook →Hours are the survey’s yearly average. Check the library’s own site for today’s hours.
For every $1 it spends, the library lends about $1.15 worth
Set what you’d borrow in a month. It starts at what the average Los Molinos cardholder borrows.
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $812K.
Last year the library lent and hosted about $933K worth of books, e-books, programs and Wi-Fi on a $812K budget.
Fine-free. No late fees on books returned late.
Retail prices are typical, rounded down: a new book $17, a kids’ book $12, an e-book or e-audiobook $15, a movie rental $4, a class or program $10, a computer or Wi-Fi session $3. The average cardholder’s month = the library’s yearly loans, attendance and Wi-Fi sessions ÷ its 16,295 cardholders ÷ 12.
What this data can and can’t tell you
From the Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024.
- Not reported for 2024: visits. Tehama County Library didn’t report visits; the survey’s estimate is its own, so we leave it out and never rank it.
- System-wide. Los Molinos Branch Library is one branch of Tehama County Library, so the yearly numbers cover every branch and all 64,308 people it serves.
Hours are the survey’s yearly average; libraries are compared with others serving about as many people. How TownRatings uses library figures →
Questions about the library and civic life in Los Molinos
Does Los Molinos have a public library?
Yes: Los Molinos Branch Library, 7881 Highway 99e, is a branch of Tehama County Library, which serves 64,308 people. The branch is open about 12 hours a week, averaged over the year.
Is Tehama County Library fine-free? Does it lend e-books?
Yes to both: no late fees, and e-books, audiobooks and research databases with a card (the library’s 2024 survey report).
How busy is Los Molinos’ library?
It lent 0.9 items per resident in 2024 (print and digital) and ran 222 programs that drew 7,058 people. Visits weren’t reported for 2024.
What is Los Molinos’ civic life grade?
Los Molinos isn’t graded on civic life: it’s unincorporated, so its nonprofits can’t be counted reliably (mailing addresses don’t follow its boundary) and its library is a branch of Tehama County Library, so there is no town figure for visits. How it works.
Book talk
Reading, story times and the library in Los Molinos.
Libraries: Institute of Museum and Library Services, Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024. Each library reports its own numbers. Distances are straight-line from the town center. “What your card is worth” uses typical retail prices and is an estimate, not an official figure.