Photo: Meronim · CC BY-SA 3.0Pacific City’s library is a branch of Tillamook County Library, which lends more per resident than 84% of systems its size
Pacific City’s library is the Pacific City Branch Library, a branch of Tillamook County Library, which serves 28,000 people and lent 230K items last year.
The short version on Pacific City’s library
Three times the programs of a typical library its size
The Tillamook County Library system ran 1,109 programs last year, about 21 a week. That’s 40 per 1,000 residents, against a typical 14. Kids & programs ↓
Most programs are for young children
76% of the 1,109 programs last year were for ages 11 and under, including about 16 a week for ages 0–5. Kids & programs ↓
A well-funded system
The Tillamook County Library system spends $142 per resident a year, about four times the typical $40 for a library its size. Almost all of it (95%) comes from local taxes. 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; Pacific City’s library is a branch of Tillamook County Library, so they cover the whole system (28,000 people), not just the Pacific City branch.
What’s behind Pacific City’s civic life grade
Pacific City isn’t graded on civic life: it’s unincorporated, so its nonprofits can’t be counted reliably (mailing addresses don’t follow its boundary), its library is a branch of Tillamook County Library, so there is no town figure for visits and the volunteering estimate doesn’t cover enough of it.
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 16 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.
Tillamook County Library serves 28,000 people, so it’s measured against U.S. libraries serving 25,000 to 100,000.
Every hour the doors are open, about 16 items go out
Fiscal year 2024, for the whole Tillamook County Library system. The library’s own count.
Books and media off the shelf
230K print loans last year. The library didn’t report its e-book and e-audiobook loans.
Find it
Pacific City Branch Library, 6500 Camp St., Pacific City.
No late fees. Loans renew on their own if no one’s waiting. Research databases: courses, journals, genealogy. Good at every Tillamook County Library branch.
New in Pacific City? The Handbook →Hours are the survey’s yearly average. Check the library’s own site for today’s hours.
What a library card is worth
Set what you’d borrow in a month. It starts at what the average Pacific City cardholder borrows.
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $4M.
Last year the library lent and hosted about $3.7M worth of books, e-books, programs and Wi-Fi on a $4M 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 14,623 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. Pacific City Branch Library is one branch of Tillamook County Library, so the yearly numbers cover every branch and all 28,000 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 Pacific City
Does Pacific City have a public library?
Yes: Pacific City Branch Library, 6500 Camp St., is a branch of Tillamook County Library, which serves 28,000 people. The branch is open about 45 hours a week, averaged over the year.
Is Tillamook County Library fine-free?
Yes, no late fees (the library’s 2024 survey report).
How busy is Pacific City’s library?
It logged 4.9 visits and lent 8.2 print items per resident in 2024, against a typical 2.6 visits for libraries serving 25,000 to 100,000 people.
What is Pacific City’s civic life grade?
Pacific City isn’t graded on civic life: it’s unincorporated, so its nonprofits can’t be counted reliably (mailing addresses don’t follow its boundary), its library is a branch of Tillamook County Library, so there is no town figure for visits and the volunteering estimate doesn’t cover enough of it. How it works.
Book talk
Reading, story times and the library in Pacific City.
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.