Library · Butler
Butler Area Public Library
Butler’s library is the Butler Area Public Library, a branch of Butler Area Public Library, open about 57 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Butler’s branch belongs to Butler Area Public Library, which serves 30,732 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Butler Area Public Library
218 North Mckean St., Butler 16001
57 hrsopen a week
28,107sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
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 Butler Area Public Library
104K
visits
3.4 per resident
187K
loans, print + digital
6.1 per resident
370
programs & events
11K attended
3,359
library cards
11% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 25,000 to 100,000 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
3.4 visits · typical 2.6
Higher than 65% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
5.3 print items · typical 3.7
Higher than 65% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
0.8 e-items · typical 1.2
A little below typical (35th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
2.0 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Higher than 57% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.4 attendees · typical 0.3
Higher than 56% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
11% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (4th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
187K loans last year
Books & media (adults)54%Kids’ books & media33%E-books, audio & streaming13%
Who the programs are for
370 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$23 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $719K.
Local 10%State 29%Federal 12%Gifts & other 49%
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.