Library · Riverton
Riverton - Palmyra Branch
Riverton’s library is the Riverton - Palmyra Branch, a branch of Burlington County Library, open about 47 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Riverton’s branch belongs to Burlington County Library, which serves 363,983 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Riverton - Palmyra Branch
306 Main Street, Riverton 08077
47 hrsopen a week
2,600sq 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 Burlington County Library
640K
visits
1.8 per resident
1.4M
loans, print + digital
4.0 per resident
3,901
programs & events
106K attended
55K
library cards
15% 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
1.8 visits · typical 2.1
A little below typical (35th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
2.8 print items · typical 3.2
A little below typical (43th percentile)
Digital borrowing
1.1 e-items · typical 1.4
A little below typical (44th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.3 kids’ items · typical 1.6
A little below typical (43th percentile)
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.2
Higher than 68% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
15% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (7th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
1.4M loans last year
Books & media (adults)37%Kids’ books & media34%E-books, audio & streaming29%
Who the programs are for
3,901 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$34 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $13M.
Local 94%State 1%Federal 2%Gifts & other 3%
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.