Library · Bethany
Bethany Public Library
Bethany’s library is the Bethany Public Library, a branch of Bethany Public Library, open about 27 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Bethany’s branch belongs to Bethany Public Library, which serves 1,638 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Bethany Public Library
8 Court Street, Bethany 18431
27 hrsopen a week
1,122sq 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 Bethany Public Library
3,773
visits
2.3 per resident
3,335
loans, print + digital
2.0 per resident
137
programs & events
3,000 attended
298
library cards
18% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving under 2,500 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
2.3 visits · typical 3.5
A little below typical (31th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.7 print items · typical 3.9
Lower than most similar-size libraries (20th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.3 e-items · typical 1.0
A little below typical (28th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.1 kids’ items · typical 1.4
A little below typical (42th percentile)
Program attendance
1.8 attendees · typical 0.7
Higher than 82% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
18% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (10th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
3,335 loans last year
Books & media (adults)33%Kids’ books & media53%E-books, audio & streaming14%
Who the programs are for
137 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$29 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $47K.
Local 31%State 20%Gifts & other 48%
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.