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Public libraries in Washington

59 public libraries in Washington, 40th among the states. Public library systems in the IMLS Public Libraries Survey run by a city, county, library district, school district, tribe or other government (nonprofit association libraries are not included).

Public libraryCityCountyLibrarians (FTE)
Seattle Public LibrarySeattleKing132.05
King County Library SystemIssaquahKing122.5
Pierce County Library SystemTacomaPierce75.5
Timberland Regional LibraryTumwaterThurston58.1
Sno-Isle LibrariesMarysvilleSnohomish49.38
Fort Vancouver Regional Library DistrictVancouverClark43.6
North Central Regional LibraryWenatcheeChelan39.45
Kitsap Regional LibraryBremertonKitsap34.85
Tacoma Public LibraryTacomaPierce25
Spokane Public LibrarySpokaneSpokane23
Everett Public LibraryEverettSnohomish16
Mid-Columbia LibrariesKennewickBenton14.9
Yakima Valley Regional LibraryYakimaYakima14
Spokane County Library DistrictSpokaneSpokane11
Whatcom County Library SystemBellinghamWhatcom11
San Juan Island Library DistrictFriday HarborSan Juan10.9
Bellingham Public LibraryBellinghamWhatcom10
Jefferson County Rural Library DistrictPort HadlockJefferson8
North Olympic Library SystemPort AngelesClallam8
Richland Public LibraryRichlandBenton8
Camas Public LibraryCamasClark6
Puyallup Public LibraryPuyallupPierce6
Orcas Island Library DistrictEastsoundSan Juan5.38
Burlington Public LibraryBurlingtonSkagit5
Ellensburg Public LibraryEllensburgKittitas5
Mount Vernon City LibraryMount VernonSkagit5
Stevens County Rural Library DistrictLoon LakeStevens5
Walla Walla County Rural Library DistrictWalla WallaWalla Walla4.54
Anacortes Public LibraryAnacortesSkagit4
Port Townsend Public LibraryPort TownsendJefferson3.75
Walla Walla Public LibraryWalla WallaWalla Walla3.75
Longview Public LibraryLongviewCowlitz3
Pullman (Neill) Public LibraryPullmanWhitman3
Upper Skagit Library DistrictConcreteSkagit3
Asotin County LibraryClarkstonAsotin2.75
Central Skagit Library DistrictSedro-WoolleySkagit2
Kelso Public LibraryKelsoCowlitz2
Liberty Lake Municipal LibraryLiberty LakeSpokane2
Lopez Island Library DistrictLopez IslandSan Juan2
Pend Oreille County Library DistrictNewportPend Oreille2
Columbia County Rural Library DistrictDaytonColumbia1
Grandview LibraryGrandviewYakima1
La Conner Regional LibraryLa ConnerSkagit1
Ocean Shores Public LibraryOcean ShoresGrays Harbor1
Ritzville Library District #2RitzvilleAdams1
Sprague Public LibrarySpragueLincoln1
Whitman County LibraryColfaxWhitman1
Roslyn Public LibraryRoslynKittitas0.8
Wilbur (Hesseltine) Public LibraryWilburLincoln0.8
Cle Elum (Carpenter Memorial) LibraryCle ElumKittitas0.75
Cathlamet Public LibraryCathlametWahkiakum0.5
Kalama Public LibraryKalamaCowlitz0.5
Kittitas Public (Gilmour Memorial) LibraryKittitasKittitas0.5
Pomeroy (Denny Ashby) LibraryPomeroyGarfield0.5
Davenport Public LibraryDavenportLincoln0.45
Odessa Public LibraryOdessaLincoln0.25
Reardan Memorial LibraryReardanLincoln0.25
Waitsburg (Weller) Public LibraryWaitsburgWalla Walla0.25
Harrington Public LibraryHarringtonLincoln0.2

Largest first by librarians (FTE), as each employer reports it to its federal registry.

Source: Institute of Museum and Library Services, Public Libraries Survey, Fiscal Year 2024. Data captured October 2, 2026.

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