Library · Beaver
Beaver County Pioneer Library
Beaver’s library is the Beaver County Pioneer Library, a branch of Beaver County Pioneer Library, open about 36 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Beaver’s branch belongs to Beaver County Pioneer Library, which serves 5,018 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Beaver County Pioneer Library
201 Douglas Ave, Beaver 73932
36 hrsopen a week
1,000sq 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 Beaver County Pioneer Library
4,160
visits
0.8 per resident
6,728
loans, print + digital
1.3 per resident
98
programs & events
1,276 attended
2,419
library cards
48% 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
0.8 visits · typical 3.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (9th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
0.9 print items · typical 3.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (9th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.5 e-items · typical 1.0
A little below typical (27th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.4 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (12th percentile)
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.5
A little below typical (28th percentile)
Cardholders
48% of residents
Higher than 59% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
6,728 loans last year
Books & media (adults)39%Kids’ books & media27%E-books, audio & streaming34%
Who the programs are for
98 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$17 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $84K.
Local 79%State 16%Federal 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.