Library · Brockway
Mengle Memorial Library
Brockway’s library is the Mengle Memorial Library, a branch of Mengle Memorial Library, open about 48 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Brockway’s branch belongs to Mengle Memorial Library, which serves 7,816 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Mengle Memorial Library
324 Main Street, Brockway 15824
48 hrsopen a week
11,029sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Mengle Memorial Library
8,211
visits
1.1 per resident
22K
loans, print + digital
2.8 per resident
171
programs & events
2,612 attended
1,442
library cards
18% 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
1.1 visits · typical 3.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (13th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
2.5 print items · typical 3.8
A little below typical (31th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.3 e-items · typical 1.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (19th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.1 kids’ items · typical 1.6
A little below typical (36th percentile)
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.5
A little below typical (35th percentile)
Cardholders
18% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (12th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
22K loans last year
Books & media (adults)50%Kids’ books & media40%E-books, audio & streaming10%
Who the programs are for
171 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$33 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $256K.
Local 9%State 24%Gifts & other 67%
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.