Library · Greenwood
Greenwood Public Library
Greenwood’s library is the Greenwood Public Library, a branch of Sussex County Dept. of Libraries, open about 45 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Greenwood’s branch belongs to Sussex County Dept. of Libraries, which serves 71,278 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Greenwood Public Library
100 Mill Street, Greenwood 19950
45 hrsopen a week
10,400sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Auto-renews loansBooks renew on their own if no one’s waiting
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Sussex County Dept. of Libraries
230K
visits
3.2 per resident
425K
loans, print + digital
6.0 per resident
1,739
programs & events
38K attended
26K
library cards
36% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 25,000 to 100,000 people
Per-resident numbers, compared only with libraries of a similar size across the country, because a tiny town’s library always looks busier per person.
Visits per resident
3.2 visits · typical 2.6
Higher than 63% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
4.7 print items · typical 3.7
Higher than 60% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
1.3 e-items · typical 1.2
Higher than 53% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
1.5 kids’ items · typical 1.7
A little below typical (47th percentile)
Program attendance
0.5 attendees · typical 0.3
Higher than 75% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
36% of residents
A little below typical (43th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
425K loans last year
Books & media (adults)53%Kids’ books & media26%E-books, audio & streaming21%
Who the programs are for
1,739 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$42 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $3M.
Local 83%State 16%Gifts & other 1%
About these numbers
How to read this page
Hours are an averageThe survey reports a building’s public hours for the whole year. We divide by the weeks it was open, so check the library’s own site for today’s hours.
Compared by size“Similar-size” means libraries serving about as many people, nationwide. Per-resident numbers always flatter the smallest towns, so they’re never compared with big cities.
One year, the library’s own countLibraries report their own visits, loans and programs for fiscal year 2024. A library that didn’t respond keeps its address and hours here, with no numbers.
Source: Institute of Museum and Library Services, Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024. Distances are straight-line from the town center.