Library · Aberdeen
Aberdeen Branch
Aberdeen’s library is the Aberdeen Branch, a branch of Harford County Public Library, open about 51 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Aberdeen’s branch belongs to Harford County Public Library, which serves 262,977 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Aberdeen Branch
21 Franklin St., Aberdeen 21001
51 hrsopen a week
14,200sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
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 Harford County Public Library
776K
visits
3.0 per resident
3.1M
loans, print + digital
11.9 per resident
5,922
programs & events
204K attended
146K
library cards
55% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 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
3.0 visits · typical 2.1
Higher than 75% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
8.7 print items · typical 3.2
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
3.2 e-items · typical 1.4
Higher than 81% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
4.5 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.8 attendees · typical 0.2
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
55% of residents
Higher than 73% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
3.1M loans last year
Books & media (adults)35%Kids’ books & media38%E-books, audio & streaming27%
Who the programs are for
5,922 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$93 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $25M.
Local 81%State 13%Federal 0%Gifts & other 5%
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.