Library · La Vale
Lavale Public Library
La Vale’s library is the Lavale Public Library, a branch of Allegany County Library System, open about 60 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. La Vale’s branch belongs to Allegany County Library System, which serves 67,729 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Lavale Public Library
815 National Highway, Lavale 21502
60 hrsopen a week
18,300sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Allegany County Library System
138K
visits
2.0 per resident
287K
loans, print + digital
4.2 per resident
1,397
programs & events
30K attended
22K
library cards
33% 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
2.0 visits · typical 2.6
A little below typical (37th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
3.2 print items · typical 3.7
A little below typical (44th percentile)
Digital borrowing
1.0 e-items · typical 1.2
A little below typical (43th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.2 kids’ items · typical 1.7
A little below typical (37th percentile)
Program attendance
0.4 attendees · typical 0.3
Higher than 67% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
33% of residents
A little below typical (35th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
287K loans last year
Books & media (adults)48%Kids’ books & media28%E-books, audio & streaming23%
Who the programs are for
1,397 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$38 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $2.6M.
Local 48%State 41%Federal 1%Gifts & other 10%
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.