Library · Berwick
Mcbride Memorial Library
Berwick’s library is the Mcbride Memorial Library, a branch of Mcbride Memorial Library, open about 48 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Berwick’s branch belongs to Mcbride Memorial Library, which serves 13,906 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Mcbride Memorial Library
500 Market Street, Berwick 18603
48 hrsopen a week
20,700sq 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 Mcbride Memorial Library
59K
visits
4.2 per resident
49K
loans, print + digital
3.6 per resident
119
programs & events
2,097 attended
9,797
library cards
70% 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
4.2 visits · typical 3.1
Higher than 69% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
3.1 print items · typical 3.9
A little below typical (39th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.5 e-items · typical 1.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (24th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.0 kids’ items · typical 1.8
A little below typical (33th percentile)
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.4
Lower than most similar-size libraries (15th percentile)
Cardholders
70% of residents
Higher than 87% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
49K loans last year
Books & media (adults)57%Kids’ books & media29%E-books, audio & streaming14%
Who the programs are for
119 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$35 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $487K.
Local 5%State 10%Federal 15%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.