Library · Bradford
Bradford Area Public Library
Bradford’s library is the Bradford Area Public Library, a branch of Bradford Area Public Library, open about 41 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Bradford’s branch belongs to Bradford Area Public Library, which serves 19,314 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Bradford Area Public Library
67 W Washington St., Bradford 16701
41 hrsopen a week
18,000sq 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 Bradford Area Public Library
53K
visits
2.8 per resident
32K
loans, print + digital
1.6 per resident
629
programs & events
11K attended
2,436
library cards
13% 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
2.8 visits · typical 3.1
A little below typical (45th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.2 print items · typical 3.9
Lower than most similar-size libraries (12th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.5 e-items · typical 1.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (23th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.4 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (11th percentile)
Program attendance
0.6 attendees · typical 0.4
Higher than 65% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
13% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (5th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
32K loans last year
Books & media (adults)50%Kids’ books & media22%E-books, audio & streaming29%
Who the programs are for
629 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$27 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $527K.
Local 8%State 19%Gifts & other 73%
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.