Raymond’s library runs 167 programs per 1,000 residents, against a typical 60 for libraries its size
Doyle Public Library District serves 1,692 people in and around Raymond. Last year it lent 4,575 books, movies and e-books and logged 1,909 visits.
Raymond’s library, in brief
Few residents carry a card
Only 19% of the people the system serves have a library card, against a typical 54% for its size. How it compares ↓
Programs lean toward adults
75% of the 282 programs last year were for adults: classes, talks, clubs and events. 24 were for children. Kids & programs ↓
Fewer visits than most libraries its size
Doyle Public Library District records 1.1 visits per resident, against a typical 3.5 for libraries serving under 2,500 people, below 90% of similar-size libraries. Borrowing holds up better, at 2.5 print items per resident. How it compares ↓
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; Doyle Public Library District serves 1,692 people in and around Raymond, and its numbers cover all of them; in a town this small, one busy program or a few avid readers move the per-resident numbers.
What’s behind Raymond’s civic life grade
Raymond isn’t graded on civic life: TownRatings grades towns of 1,000 residents or more.
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 →
Ahead of most similar-size libraries on 1 of 8 measures
Per resident, against libraries serving under 2,500 people across the U.S.
Doyle Public Library District serves 1,692 people, so it’s measured against U.S. libraries serving under 2,500.
Every hour the doors are open, about 2 items go out
Fiscal year 2024, for the whole Doyle Public Library District system. The library’s own count.
Mostly books and media off the shelf
4,575 loans last year: print, kids’ and digital.
428 e-books, e-audiobooks and streams last year. Borrow from home with your card.
282 programs a year
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
Doyle Public Library District, 109 South O'Bannon Street, Raymond.
E-books and audiobooks from home. Good at every Doyle Public Library District branch.
New in Raymond? 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 $1.18 worth
Set what you’d borrow in a month. It starts at what the average Raymond cardholder borrows.
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $68K.
Last year the library lent and hosted about $81K worth of books, e-books, programs and Wi-Fi on a $68K budget.
Late fines apply to some overdue items.
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 323 cardholders ÷ 12.
What this data can and can’t tell you
From the Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024.
- System-wide. Doyle Public Library District serves 1,692 people in and around Raymond, so the yearly numbers cover all of them, not just Raymond.
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 Raymond
Does Raymond have a public library?
Yes. Doyle Public Library District, 109 South O'Bannon Street, serves 1,692 people in and around Raymond (the survey’s count) and is open about 40 hours a week, averaged over the year.
Is Doyle Public Library District fine-free? Does it lend e-books?
It charges late fines on some overdue items, and it lends e-books and audiobooks with a card (the library’s 2024 survey report).
How busy is Raymond’s library?
It logged 1.1 visits and lent 2.7 items per resident in 2024, against a typical 3.5 visits for libraries serving under 2,500 people.
What is Raymond’s civic life grade?
Raymond isn’t graded on civic life: TownRatings grades towns of 1,000 residents or more. How it works.
Book talk
Reading, story times and the library in Raymond.
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.