Library · Berkshire
Berkshire Free Library
Berkshire’s library is the Berkshire Free Library, a branch of Berkshire Free Library, open about 25 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Multi-county system. Berkshire’s branch belongs to Berkshire Free Library, which serves 2,523 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Berkshire Free Library
12519 State Route 38, Berkshire 13736
25 hrsopen a week
1,728sq 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 Berkshire Free Library
5,281
visits
2.1 per resident
9,453
loans, print + digital
3.7 per resident
167
programs & events
1,837 attended
530
library cards
21% 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
2.1 visits · typical 3.0
A little below typical (35th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
3.1 print items · typical 3.8
A little below typical (39th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.7 e-items · typical 1.0
A little below typical (38th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.9 kids’ items · typical 1.6
A little below typical (31th percentile)
Program attendance
0.7 attendees · typical 0.5
Higher than 65% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
21% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (16th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
9,453 loans last year
Books & media (adults)57%Kids’ books & media24%E-books, audio & streaming18%
Who the programs are for
167 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$28 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $70K.
Local 38%State 6%Gifts & other 56%
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.