Oregon Public Library Annual Statistics on Finances and Services

Annual service measures, financial data, and operational statistics are collected from all legally-established public libraries in Oregon. The State Library of Oregon gathers this data under state statute, with records starting from the fiscal year 2009-2010. The dataset is updated annually following the state fiscal year from July 1 to June 30.

Use Cases

• Analyze trends in digital and physical circulation using columns like CircEvideo, CircEaudio, and LibraryVisits.
• Benchmark library staff compensation by comparing SalaryLibClerkHourlyHigh, SalaryDirectorHourlyLow, and similar salary columns across years.
• Assess library accessibility and service hours by examining HoursOpenYear, HoursWeekday, and HoursWeekendEvening.
• Evaluate revenue sources and user fees from data in FinesAdultMaterials, FinesChildrensMaterials, and FeesILL.
• Study library infrastructure lifecycle using FacilitiesConstructionDate and FacilitiesRemodelDate to correlate with service metrics.

Strengths

• Data spans over a decade, starting from fiscal year 2009-2010.
• Covers all legally-established public libraries in the state of Oregon.
• Includes over 30 distinct columns on finances, services, and operations.
• Updated annually with a consistent fiscal year reporting period.

Limitations

• Exact row count and total dataset size are unknown.
• Limited geographic scope to the state of Oregon.
• Sample data is unavailable for preliminary inspection.

Provenance

Source

State Library of Oregon via data.oregon.gov.

Collection Method

Mandatory annual reports submitted by all legally-established public libraries under Oregon Revised Statute 357.520.

Time Range

Fiscal years from 2009-2010 onward.

Freshness

Updated annually; last metadata update was 2026-03-03.

Geography

State of Oregon, USA.