#1Port Townsend
Jefferson County · 10,678 peopleVisits per resident a year·Port Townsend Public Library, FY 2024
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Towns with the most-used libraries in Washington
Port Townsend has the most-used library of Washington’s 20 towns of 2,500+ with a library of their own: 10.6 visits per resident a year at Port Townsend Public Library (IMLS Public Libraries Survey). The typical library here counts 4.6.
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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#2Burlington
Skagit County · 11,356 peopleVisits per resident a year·Burlington Public Library, FY 2024
#3Pullman
Whitman County · 33,756 peopleVisits per resident a year·Pullman (Neill) Public Library, FY 2024
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Which Washington town has the most-used library?
Port Townsend (Jefferson County): Port Townsend Public Library counts 10.6 visits per resident a year. Burlington (10.2) and Pullman (8.6) 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 (20 in Washington). 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 Washington page.
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