Library · Ashland
Ashland Public Library
Ashland’s library is the Ashland Public Library, a branch of Ashland Public Library, open about 37 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Ashland’s branch belongs to Ashland Public Library, which serves 5,229 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Ashland Public Library
1229 Centre St., Ashland 17921
37 hrsopen a week
1,616sq 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 Ashland Public Library
7,432
visits
1.4 per resident
6,266
loans, print + digital
1.2 per resident
55
programs & events
547 attended
3,111
library cards
59% 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
1.4 visits · typical 3.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (21th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.2 print items · typical 3.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (13th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.0 e-items · typical 1.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (7th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.2 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (6th percentile)
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.5
Lower than most similar-size libraries (12th percentile)
Cardholders
59% of residents
Higher than 71% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
6,266 loans last year
Books & media (adults)84%Kids’ books & media14%E-books, audio & streaming2%
Who the programs are for
55 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$19 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $100K.
Local 12%State 22%Federal 5%Gifts & other 62%
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.