Library · Bernville
Bernville Area Community Library
Bernville’s library is the Bernville Area Community Library, a branch of Bernville Area Community Library, open about 45 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Bernville’s branch belongs to Bernville Area Community Library, which serves 5,396 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Bernville Area Community Library
6721 Bernville Rd., Bernville 19506
45 hrsopen a week
3,000sq 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 Bernville Area Community Library
19K
visits
3.5 per resident
36K
loans, print + digital
6.7 per resident
275
programs & events
4,393 attended
1,862
library cards
35% 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
3.5 visits · typical 3.0
Higher than 57% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
6.0 print items · typical 3.8
Higher than 73% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
0.7 e-items · typical 1.0
A little below typical (39th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
3.0 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Higher than 78% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.8 attendees · typical 0.5
Higher than 70% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
35% of residents
A little below typical (38th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
36K loans last year
Books & media (adults)44%Kids’ books & media46%E-books, audio & streaming11%
Who the programs are for
275 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$45 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $244K.
Local 12%State 24%Gifts & other 63%
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.