Library · Whitehall
Whitehall Free Library
Whitehall’s library is the Whitehall Free Library, a branch of Whitehall Free Library, open about 25 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Whitehall’s branch belongs to Whitehall Free Library, which serves 4,791 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Whitehall Free Library
12 Williams Street, Whitehall 12887
25 hrsopen a week
3,488sq 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 Whitehall Free Library
3,123
visits
0.7 per resident
4,585
loans, print + digital
1.0 per resident
72
programs & events
250 attended
763
library cards
16% 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
0.7 visits · typical 3.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (6th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
0.7 print items · typical 3.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (6th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.3 e-items · typical 1.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (20th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.3 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (12th percentile)
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.5
Lower than most similar-size libraries (6th percentile)
Cardholders
16% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (9th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
4,585 loans last year
Books & media (adults)33%Kids’ books & media36%E-books, audio & streaming31%
Who the programs are for
72 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$11 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $53K.
Local 57%State 3%Gifts & other 40%
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.