Library · Perry
Perry Public Library
Perry’s library is the Perry Public Library, a branch of Perry Public Library, open about 46 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Perry’s branch belongs to Perry Public Library, which serves 7,275 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Perry Public Library
70 North Main Street, Perry 14530
46 hrsopen a week
5,526sq 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 Perry Public Library
13K
visits
1.8 per resident
32K
loans, print + digital
4.5 per resident
124
programs & events
1,530 attended
1,794
library cards
25% 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
1.8 visits · typical 3.0
A little below typical (28th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
3.3 print items · typical 3.8
A little below typical (43th percentile)
Digital borrowing
1.1 e-items · typical 1.0
Higher than 55% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
1.5 kids’ items · typical 1.6
A little below typical (48th percentile)
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.5
Lower than most similar-size libraries (23th percentile)
Cardholders
25% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (22th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
32K loans last year
Books & media (adults)41%Kids’ books & media34%E-books, audio & streaming25%
Who the programs are for
124 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$37 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $267K.
Local 92%State 1%Gifts & other 7%
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.