Library · Adamstown
Adamstown Area Library
Adamstown’s library is the Adamstown Area Library, a branch of Adamstown Area Library, open about 54 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Adamstown’s branch belongs to Adamstown Area Library, which serves 31,510 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Adamstown Area Library
110 W. Main St., Adamstown 19501
54 hrsopen a week
2,590sq 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 Adamstown Area Library
60K
visits
1.9 per resident
163K
loans, print + digital
5.2 per resident
487
programs & events
12K attended
4,892
library cards
16% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 25,000 to 100,000 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
1.9 visits · typical 2.6
A little below typical (34th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
4.7 print items · typical 3.7
Higher than 60% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
0.5 e-items · typical 1.2
Lower than most similar-size libraries (21th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
3.3 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Higher than 77% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.4 attendees · typical 0.3
Higher than 60% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
16% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (8th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
163K loans last year
Books & media (adults)27%Kids’ books & media64%E-books, audio & streaming9%
Who the programs are for
487 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$13 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $395K.
Local 28%State 18%Gifts & other 54%
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.