2024 Oregon Public Library Statistical Report Guide

Oregon Public Library Trends

We have a new data tool that displays data and 13-year trends for most key statistics for each Oregon public library! Please refer to this while completing your 2024 Statistical Report. It is best viewed full screen in its own browser tab or window (there are 11 pages to click through!).

New public library directors will find this tool especially helpful!

Oregon Public Library Snapshot

This data visualization allows communities to look up and download a PDF of a select set of their public library's statistics. Data from FY2010 through FY2023 is available for each Oregon Public Library. Please note that the Snapshot only displays the most frequently requested and referenced library statistics.

Click on this screenshot below, choose a library and a year from the dropdown menus at the top.

Looking for older data?

• Oregon Public Library Statistics (FY2010 - FY2023) are now available as a single dataset on the State of Oregon's Open Data Portal! Users can download this dataset in a variety of formats, create filtered views and visualizations directly in the portal, or leverage the portal's API for external tools such as Tableau and Power BI. Contact Ross Fuqua for more information.  
• Complete Oregon Public Library Statistics are also available as annual Excel files on the State Library's website. We also link to even older datasets held in the State Library's digital collections.
• Oregon libraries can also review and download their previous reports from our reporting system (from 2021 - present). Simply log into the State Library's grants management/reporting platform, go to your Applicant Dashboard, click on Historical Requests tab, find the Statistical Report for the appropriate year, then click View Application (see screenshot below). You can view your previous report(s) in a browser, or download them here as a PDF. Contact Ross Fuqua for help.

The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) offers several data tools and products using the national Public Library Survey dataset:

• Public Library Survey datasets, going back to 1992.
• IMLS Library Search & Compare Tool
• Public Library Survey (PLS) Benchmarking Tables