Photo: David Wilson · CC BY 2.0Chiloquin’s library is a branch of Klamath County Library Service District, which lends more per resident than 67% of systems its size
Chiloquin’s library is the Chiloquin Branch Library, a branch of Klamath County Library Service District, which serves 71,919 people and lent 394K items last year.
The short version on Chiloquin’s library
Three times the programs of a typical library its size
The Klamath County Library Service District system ran 3,303 programs last year, about 64 a week. That’s 46 per 1,000 residents, against a typical 14. Kids & programs ↓
Most programs are for young children
68% of the 3,303 programs last year were for ages 11 and under, including about 18 a week for ages 0–5. Kids & programs ↓
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; Chiloquin’s library is a branch of Klamath County Library Service District, so they cover the whole system (71,919 people), not just the Chiloquin branch.
What’s behind Chiloquin’s civic life grade
Chiloquin 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 →
About 43 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.
Ahead of most similar-size libraries on all 7 measures
Per resident, against libraries serving 25,000 to 100,000 people across the U.S.
Klamath County Library Service District serves 71,919 people, so it’s measured against U.S. libraries serving 25,000 to 100,000.
Every hour the doors are open, about 24 items go out
Fiscal year 2024, for the whole Klamath County Library Service District system. The library’s own count.
Books and media off the shelf
394K print loans last year. The library didn’t report its e-book and e-audiobook loans.
Find it
Chiloquin Branch Library, 140 1st St., Chiloquin.
No late fees. Loans renew on their own if no one’s waiting. Research databases: courses, journals, genealogy. Good at every Klamath County Library Service District branch.
New in Chiloquin? 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 $2.02 worth
Set what you’d borrow in a month. It starts at what the average Chiloquin cardholder borrows.
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $3.3M.
Last year the library lent and hosted about $6.6M worth of books, e-books, programs and Wi-Fi on a $3.3M 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 44,248 cardholders ÷ 12.
What this data can and can’t tell you
From the Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024.
- Digital loans not reported. The library didn’t report e-book loans, so borrowing here is print only.
- System-wide. Chiloquin Branch Library is one branch of Klamath County Library Service District, so the yearly numbers cover every branch and all 71,919 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 Chiloquin
Does Chiloquin have a public library?
Yes: Chiloquin Branch Library, 140 1st St., is a branch of Klamath County Library Service District, which serves 71,919 people. The branch is open about 35 hours a week, averaged over the year.
Is Klamath County Library Service District fine-free?
Yes, no late fees (the library’s 2024 survey report).
How busy is Chiloquin’s library?
It logged 3.2 visits and lent 5.5 print items per resident in 2024, against a typical 2.6 visits for libraries serving 25,000 to 100,000 people.
What is Chiloquin’s civic life grade?
Chiloquin 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 Chiloquin.
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.