Library · Bloomsburg
Bloomsburg Public Library
Bloomsburg’s library is the Bloomsburg Public Library, a branch of Bloomsburg Public Library, open about 57 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Bloomsburg’s branch belongs to Bloomsburg Public Library, which serves 20,439 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Bloomsburg Public Library
225 Market St., Bloomsburg 17815
57 hrsopen a week
14,700sq 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 Bloomsburg Public Library
102K
visits
5.0 per resident
80K
loans, print + digital
3.9 per resident
842
programs & events
11K attended
9,275
library cards
45% 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
5.0 visits · typical 3.1
Higher than 77% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
2.9 print items · typical 3.9
A little below typical (38th percentile)
Digital borrowing
1.0 e-items · typical 1.1
A little below typical (46th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.6 kids’ items · typical 1.8
A little below typical (46th percentile)
Program attendance
0.6 attendees · typical 0.4
Higher than 61% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
45% of residents
Higher than 60% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
80K loans last year
Books & media (adults)33%Kids’ books & media42%E-books, audio & streaming25%
Who the programs are for
842 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$22 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $457K.
Local 8%State 16%Gifts & other 77%
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.