Library · Goshen
Mechanicsburg Public Library
Goshen’s library is the Mechanicsburg Public Library, a branch of Mechanicsburg Public Library, open about 49 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Goshen’s branch belongs to Mechanicsburg Public Library, which serves 4,801 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Mechanicsburg Public Library
60 S. Main St., Mechanicsburg 43044
49 hrsopen a week
5,484sq 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 Mechanicsburg Public Library
15K
visits
3.1 per resident
33K
loans, print + digital
6.8 per resident
717
programs & events
3,730 attended
2,026
library cards
42% 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
3.1 visits · typical 3.0
Higher than 52% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
5.5 print items · typical 3.8
Higher than 69% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
1.3 e-items · typical 1.0
Higher than 62% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
2.4 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Higher than 66% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.8 attendees · typical 0.5
Higher than 68% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
42% of residents
Higher than 50% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
33K loans last year
Books & media (adults)46%Kids’ books & media35%E-books, audio & streaming20%
Who the programs are for
717 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$100 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $482K.
Local 17%State 69%Federal 7%Gifts & other 8%
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.