#1Seaside
Clatsop County · 7,092 peopleVisits per resident a year·Seaside Public Library, FY 2024
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Towns with the most-used libraries in Oregon
Seaside has the most-used library of Oregon’s 30 towns of 2,500+ with a library of their own: 13.7 visits per resident a year at Seaside Public Library (IMLS Public Libraries Survey). The typical library here counts 3.6.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey: a year’s visits divided by the people the library serves. Only a library that serves one town (80–125% of its population) and reported its own count is ranked; IMLS estimates never are. A described list: no letters. How grades work
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#2Coquille
Coos County · 3,943 peopleVisits per resident a year·Coquille Public Library, FY 2024
#3Sherwood
Washington County · 20,535 peopleVisits per resident a year·Sherwood Public Library, FY 2024
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Which Oregon town has the most-used library?
Seaside (Clatsop County): Seaside Public Library counts 13.7 visits per resident a year. Coquille (8.8) and Sherwood (7.3) follow.
How are these towns ranked?
By library visits per resident in the IMLS Public Libraries Survey: the visits a town’s own library reported, divided by the population it serves, highest first. It is the same rank as on each town’s Library & civic life page. How grades work.
Why isn’t my town on this list?
The list covers towns of 2,500+ with a library of their own that reported its visits (30 in Oregon). Towns served by a county or regional system share its figure and aren’t ranked one by one; figures IMLS estimated for a library that didn’t report aren’t ranked; in states with strong townships the township, not a village inside it, is ranked. Every town is on the Oregon page.
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