Library · Erie
Erie Public Library District
Erie’s library is the Erie Public Library District, a branch of Erie Public Library District, open about 40 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Erie’s branch belongs to Erie Public Library District, which serves 3,154 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Erie Public Library District
802 Eighth Avenue, Erie 61250
40 hrsopen a week
8,329sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Erie Public Library District
6,864
visits
2.2 per resident
12K
loans, print + digital
3.9 per resident
14
programs & events
380 attended
628
library cards
20% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000 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
2.2 visits · typical 3.0
A little below typical (36th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
3.9 print items · typical 3.8
Higher than 50% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.5
Lower than most similar-size libraries (14th percentile)
Cardholders
20% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (15th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
12K loans last year
Books & media (adults)100%Kids’ books & media0%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
14 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$56 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $177K.
Local 90%State 9%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.