Library · Brookville
Rebecca M Arthurs Memorial Library
Brookville’s library is the Rebecca M Arthurs Memorial Library, a branch of Rebecca M Arthurs Memorial Library, open about 43 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Brookville’s branch belongs to Rebecca M Arthurs Memorial Library, which serves 13,036 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Rebecca M Arthurs Memorial Library
223 Valley St., Brookville 15825
43 hrsopen a week
6,309sq 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 Rebecca M Arthurs Memorial Library
16K
visits
1.2 per resident
20K
loans, print + digital
1.5 per resident
318
programs & events
5,034 attended
1,800
library cards
14% 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
1.2 visits · typical 3.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (15th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.3 print items · typical 3.9
Lower than most similar-size libraries (13th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.3 e-items · typical 1.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (13th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.6 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (19th percentile)
Program attendance
0.4 attendees · typical 0.4
A little below typical (45th percentile)
Cardholders
14% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (6th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
20K loans last year
Books & media (adults)42%Kids’ books & media40%E-books, audio & streaming18%
Who the programs are for
318 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 $284K.
Local 13%State 29%Federal 3%Gifts & other 55%
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.