Photo: Visitor7 · CC BY-SA 3.0Drain’s library runs 129 programs per 1,000 residents, against a typical 34 for libraries its size
North Douglas Library District serves 2,630 people in and around Drain. Last year it lent 7,706 print books and media and logged 6,544 visits.
Drain’s library, in brief
Four times the programs of a typical library its size
North Douglas Library District ran 338 programs last year, about 7 a week. That’s 129 per 1,000 residents, against a typical 34. People show up: 3,745 attended. Kids & programs ↓
Gifts and endowments pay a real share
34% of the system’s income comes from gifts, endowments, fees and other sources, not taxes. Local taxes cover 66%. 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; North Douglas Library District serves 2,630 people in and around Drain, and its numbers cover all of them.
What’s behind Drain’s civic life grade
On community nonprofits and volunteering, Drain is among the top 1% of U.S. towns. Drain is graded on two of the three inputs. Both inputs put Drain near the top nationally; Drain’s count of community nonprofits ranks highest.
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 →
14 community nonprofits are registered in Drain
13.0 per 1,000 residents, against a U.S. town median of 3.7. The largest group: human services.
Community nonprofits, by kind
Counted from the IRS list of tax-exempt organizations by mailing address (fractions where a ZIP code spans towns). Congregations are counted apart (6 here), since whether a church registers depends on its denomination, not the town. 1 more name a national or statewide reach and are left out.
12.6%
12.6% of Drain’s Facebook users aged 25–44 belong to a volunteering or activism group, against 8.9% in the typical Oregon 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 Drain’s residents live; 2022.
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.
Ahead of most similar-size libraries on 3 of 7 measures
Per resident, against libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000 people across the U.S.
North Douglas Library District serves 2,630 people, so it’s measured against U.S. libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000.
Every hour the doors are open, about 5 items go out
Fiscal year 2024, for the whole North Douglas Library District system. The library’s own count.
Books and media off the shelf
7,706 print loans last year. The library didn’t report its e-book and e-audiobook loans.
Find it
North Douglas Library District, 205 W A Ave, Drain.
No late fees. Loans renew on their own if no one’s waiting. Research databases: courses, journals, genealogy. Good at every North Douglas Library District branch.
New in Drain? 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 $1.20 worth
Set what you’d borrow in a month. It starts at what the average Drain cardholder borrows.
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $138K.
Last year the library lent and hosted about $165K worth of books, e-books, programs and Wi-Fi on a $138K 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 1,060 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. North Douglas Library District serves 2,630 people in and around Drain, so the yearly numbers cover all of them, not just Drain.
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 Drain
Does Drain have a public library?
Yes. North Douglas Library District, 205 W A Ave, serves 2,630 people in and around Drain (the survey’s count) and is open about 28 hours a week, averaged over the year.
Is North Douglas Library District fine-free?
Yes, no late fees (the library’s 2024 survey report).
How busy is Drain’s library?
It logged 2.5 visits and lent 2.9 print items per resident in 2024, against a typical 3 visits for libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000 people.
What is Drain’s civic life grade?
A+ Drain is among the top 1% of U.S. towns on civic life. The grade combines library visits per resident, community nonprofits per 1,000 residents and the share of adults 25–44 in volunteering groups. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
Book talk
Reading, story times and the library in Drain.
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.