Library · Arcadia
Newark Public Library
Arcadia’s library is the Newark Public Library, a branch of Newark Public Library, open about 50 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Arcadia’s branch belongs to Newark Public Library, which serves 14,533 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Newark Public Library
121 High Street, Newark 14513
50 hrsopen a week
16,500sq 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 Newark Public Library
57K
visits
3.9 per resident
66K
loans, print + digital
4.5 per resident
699
programs & events
5,898 attended
4,294
library cards
30% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 10,000 to 25,000 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
3.9 visits · typical 3.1
Higher than 64% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
3.5 print items · typical 3.9
A little below typical (45th percentile)
Digital borrowing
1.0 e-items · typical 1.1
A little below typical (47th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.3 kids’ items · typical 1.8
A little below typical (38th percentile)
Program attendance
0.4 attendees · typical 0.4
A little below typical (47th percentile)
Cardholders
30% of residents
A little below typical (31th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
66K loans last year
Books & media (adults)49%Kids’ books & media29%E-books, audio & streaming22%
Who the programs are for
699 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$51 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $742K.
Local 88%State 1%Gifts & other 11%
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.