Library · Brown
Malvern Branch Library
Brown’s library is the Malvern Branch Library, a branch of Carroll County District Library, open about 45 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Brown’s branch belongs to Carroll County District Library, which serves 21,721 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Malvern Branch Library
710 E Porter St., Malvern 44644
45 hrsopen a week
3,300sq 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 Carroll County District Library
140K
visits
6.5 per resident
191K
loans, print + digital
8.8 per resident
860
programs & events
18K attended
7,264
library cards
33% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 10,000 to 25,000 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
6.5 visits · typical 3.1
Higher than 88% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
7.6 print items · typical 3.9
Higher than 82% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
1.2 e-items · typical 1.1
Higher than 54% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
3.5 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Higher than 79% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.8 attendees · typical 0.4
Higher than 79% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
33% of residents
A little below typical (38th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
191K loans last year
Books & media (adults)46%Kids’ books & media40%E-books, audio & streaming14%
Who the programs are for
860 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$38 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $824K.
State 96%Gifts & other 4%
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.