Library · Manchester
Red Jacket Community Library
Manchester’s library is the Red Jacket Community Library, a branch of Red Jacket Community Library, open about 35 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Manchester’s branch belongs to Red Jacket Community Library, which serves 5,961 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Red Jacket Community Library
89 South Main Street, Manchester 14504
35 hrsopen a week
1,100sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
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 Red Jacket Community Library
6,107
visits
1.0 per resident
13K
loans, print + digital
2.2 per resident
592
programs & events
1,916 attended
1,301
library cards
22% 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
1.0 visits · typical 3.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (12th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.5 print items · typical 3.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (17th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.7 e-items · typical 1.0
A little below typical (37th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.5 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (19th percentile)
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.5
A little below typical (34th percentile)
Cardholders
22% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (17th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
13K loans last year
Books & media (adults)45%Kids’ books & media25%E-books, audio & streaming31%
Who the programs are for
592 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$39 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $233K.
Local 95%State 1%Gifts & other 5%
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.