Library · Ambridge
Laughlin Memorial Free Library
Ambridge’s library is the Laughlin Memorial Free Library, a branch of Laughlin Memorial Free Library, open about 44 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Ambridge’s branch belongs to Laughlin Memorial Free Library, which serves 10,543 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Laughlin Memorial Free Library
99 Eleventh St., Ambridge 15003
44 hrsopen a week
11,989sq 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 Laughlin Memorial Free Library
14K
visits
1.3 per resident
27K
loans, print + digital
2.6 per resident
199
programs & events
3,618 attended
3,726
library cards
35% 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
1.3 visits · typical 3.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (17th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
2.4 print items · typical 3.9
A little below typical (29th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.2 e-items · typical 1.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (11th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.1 kids’ items · typical 1.8
A little below typical (35th percentile)
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.4
A little below typical (39th percentile)
Cardholders
35% of residents
A little below typical (41th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
27K loans last year
Books & media (adults)47%Kids’ books & media44%E-books, audio & streaming9%
Who the programs are for
199 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$21 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $222K.
Local 15%State 21%Gifts & other 64%
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.