Library · Bentleyville
Bentleyville Public Library
Bentleyville’s library is the Bentleyville Public Library, a branch of Bentleyville Public Library, open about 44 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Bentleyville’s branch belongs to Bentleyville Public Library, which serves 8,060 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Bentleyville Public Library
931 Main St., Bentleyville 15314
44 hrsopen a week
5,000sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
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 Bentleyville Public Library
12K
visits
1.4 per resident
19K
loans, print + digital
2.3 per resident
239
programs & events
3,498 attended
1,069
library cards
13% 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
2.1 print items · typical 3.8
A little below typical (26th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.2 e-items · typical 1.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (15th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.7 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (24th percentile)
Program attendance
0.4 attendees · typical 0.5
A little below typical (45th percentile)
Cardholders
13% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (6th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
19K loans last year
Books & media (adults)61%Kids’ books & media31%E-books, audio & streaming9%
Who the programs are for
239 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$17 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $138K.
Local 14%State 16%Gifts & other 71%
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.