Library · Beaver
Beaver Area Memorial Library
Beaver’s library is the Beaver Area Memorial Library, a branch of Beaver Area Memorial Library, open about 52 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Beaver’s branch belongs to Beaver Area Memorial Library, which serves 18,617 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Beaver Area Memorial Library
100 College Ave, Beaver 15009
52 hrsopen a week
11,700sq 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 Beaver Area Memorial Library
83K
visits
4.4 per resident
102K
loans, print + digital
5.5 per resident
223
programs & events
4,415 attended
7,194
library cards
39% 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
4.4 visits · typical 3.1
Higher than 71% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
5.0 print items · typical 3.9
Higher than 62% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
0.5 e-items · typical 1.1
A little below typical (25th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
2.7 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Higher than 68% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.4
A little below typical (25th percentile)
Cardholders
39% of residents
A little below typical (48th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
102K loans last year
Books & media (adults)42%Kids’ books & media49%E-books, audio & streaming9%
Who the programs are for
223 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$22 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $410K.
Local 24%State 18%Gifts & other 58%
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.