Ukiah’s library runs 199 programs per 1,000 residents, against a typical 60 for libraries its size
Ukiah Public Library serves 331 people in and around Ukiah. Last year it lent 831 print books and media and logged 500 visits.
The short version on Ukiah’s library
Well funded, but lightly used
Ukiah Public Library spends $108 per resident, more than 85% of similar-size libraries. Use doesn’t match: visits per resident are lower than at 84% of them. What your card is worth ↓
Oregon pays a big share
25% of the budget comes from the state, and 75% from local taxes. Nationally, most library money is local. 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; Ukiah Public Library serves 331 people in and around Ukiah, 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 Ukiah’s civic life grade
Ukiah 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 →
66 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.
Ahead of most similar-size libraries on 2 of 7 measures
Per resident, against libraries serving under 2,500 people across the U.S.
Ukiah Public Library serves 331 people, so it’s measured against U.S. libraries serving under 2,500.
A year at Ukiah Public Library
Fiscal year 2024, for the whole Ukiah Public Library system. The library’s own count.
Almost half the print loans are kids’ books
831 print loans last year. The library didn’t report its e-book and e-audiobook loans.
Find it
Ukiah Public Library, 201 Hill St., Ukiah.
No late fees. Research databases: courses, journals, genealogy. Good at every Ukiah Public Library branch.
New in Ukiah? 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 Ukiah cardholder borrows.
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $36K.
Last year the library lent and hosted about $13K worth of books, e-books, programs and Wi-Fi on a $36K 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 138 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. Ukiah Public Library serves 331 people in and around Ukiah, so the yearly numbers cover all of them, not just Ukiah.
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 Ukiah
Does Ukiah have a public library?
Yes. Ukiah Public Library, 201 Hill St., serves 331 people in and around Ukiah (the survey’s count) and is open about 48 hours a week, averaged over the year.
Is Ukiah Public Library fine-free?
Yes, no late fees (the library’s 2024 survey report).
How busy is Ukiah’s library?
It logged 1.5 visits and lent 2.5 print items per resident in 2024, against a typical 3.5 visits for libraries serving under 2,500 people.
What is Ukiah’s civic life grade?
Ukiah 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 Ukiah.
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.