Library · Bern
Schuylkill Valley Community Library
Bern’s library is the Schuylkill Valley Community Library, a branch of Schuylkill Valley Community Library, open about 43 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Bern’s branch belongs to Schuylkill Valley Community Library, which serves 15,702 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Schuylkill Valley Community Library
1310 Washington Rd, Leesport 19533
43 hrsopen a week
3,200sq 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 Schuylkill Valley Community Library
20K
visits
1.3 per resident
57K
loans, print + digital
3.6 per resident
432
programs & events
5,695 attended
2,348
library cards
15% 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 (16th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
3.1 print items · typical 3.9
A little below typical (40th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.5 e-items · typical 1.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (22th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
2.3 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Higher than 62% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.4 attendees · typical 0.4
A little below typical (42th percentile)
Cardholders
15% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (7th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
57K loans last year
Books & media (adults)22%Kids’ books & media65%E-books, audio & streaming13%
Who the programs are for
432 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$11 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $168K.
Local 31%State 33%Gifts & other 36%
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.