Library · Friendship
Friendship Free Library
Friendship’s library is the Friendship Free Library, a branch of Friendship Free Library, open about 25 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Friendship’s branch belongs to Friendship Free Library, which serves 2,056 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Friendship Free Library
44 West Main Street, Friendship 14739
25 hrsopen a week
6,900sq 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 Friendship Free Library
4,809
visits
2.3 per resident
5,979
loans, print + digital
2.9 per resident
66
programs & events
930 attended
552
library cards
27% 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
2.3 visits · typical 3.5
A little below typical (32th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
2.6 print items · typical 3.9
A little below typical (34th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.3 e-items · typical 1.0
A little below typical (27th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.6 kids’ items · typical 1.4
A little below typical (28th percentile)
Program attendance
0.5 attendees · typical 0.7
A little below typical (37th percentile)
Cardholders
27% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (19th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
5,979 loans last year
Books & media (adults)69%Kids’ books & media22%E-books, audio & streaming9%
Who the programs are for
66 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$51 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $104K.
Local 74%State 16%Gifts & other 9%
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.