Library · Beavertown
Beavertown Library
Beavertown’s library is the Beavertown Library, a branch of Snyder County Libraries, Inc., open about 22 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Beavertown’s branch belongs to Snyder County Libraries, Inc., which serves 39,736 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Beavertown Library
111 Walnut St., Beavertown 17813
22 hrsopen a week
669sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Snyder County Libraries, Inc.
21K
visits
0.5 per resident
62K
loans, print + digital
1.6 per resident
225
programs & events
2,752 attended
8,121
library cards
20% 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
0.5 visits · typical 2.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (3th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.1 print items · typical 3.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (14th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.5 e-items · typical 1.2
Lower than most similar-size libraries (21th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.5 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (14th percentile)
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.3
Lower than most similar-size libraries (5th percentile)
Cardholders
20% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (15th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
62K loans last year
Books & media (adults)41%Kids’ books & media30%E-books, audio & streaming29%
Who the programs are for
225 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$17 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $692K.
Local 26%State 22%Federal 10%Gifts & other 43%
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.