Library · Elizabethtown
Elizabethtown Library Association
Elizabethtown’s library is the Elizabethtown Library Association, a branch of Elizabethtown Library Association, open about 25 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Elizabethtown’s branch belongs to Elizabethtown Library Association, which serves 2,496 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Elizabethtown Library Association
8256 River Street, Elizabethtown 12932
25 hrsopen a week
1,000sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Elizabethtown Library Association
2,759
visits
1.1 per resident
2,272
loans, print + digital
0.9 per resident
9
programs & events
253 attended
830
library cards
33% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving under 2,500 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
1.1 visits · typical 3.5
Lower than most similar-size libraries (10th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
0.9 print items · typical 3.9
Lower than most similar-size libraries (8th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.2 kids’ items · typical 1.4
Lower than most similar-size libraries (12th percentile)
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (12th percentile)
Cardholders
33% of residents
A little below typical (27th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
2,272 loans last year
Books & media (adults)73%Kids’ books & media27%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
9 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$15 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $38K.
Local 51%State 4%Gifts & other 45%
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.