Library · Franklinville
Blount Library
Franklinville’s library is the Blount Library, a branch of Blount Library, open about 42 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Franklinville’s branch belongs to Blount Library, which serves 4,457 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Blount Library
5 North Main Street, Franklinville 14737
42 hrsopen a week
4,081sq 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 Blount Library
3,825
visits
0.9 per resident
9,450
loans, print + digital
2.1 per resident
339
programs & events
2,227 attended
2,148
library cards
48% 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
0.9 visits · typical 3.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (9th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
2.1 print items · typical 3.8
A little below typical (25th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.9 kids’ items · typical 1.6
A little below typical (31th percentile)
Program attendance
0.5 attendees · typical 0.5
Higher than 50% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
48% of residents
Higher than 59% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
9,450 loans last year
Books & media (adults)56%Kids’ books & media44%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
339 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$19 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $86K.
Local 51%State 35%Gifts & other 14%
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.