Library · Canonsburg
Frank Sarris Public Library
Canonsburg’s library is the Frank Sarris Public Library, a branch of Frank Sarris Public Library, open about 45 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Canonsburg’s branch belongs to Frank Sarris Public Library, which serves 40,053 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Frank Sarris Public Library
35 N Jefferson Ave, Canonsburg 15317
45 hrsopen a week
30,000sq 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 Frank Sarris Public Library
37K
visits
0.9 per resident
118K
loans, print + digital
3.0 per resident
284
programs & events
8,910 attended
12K
library cards
29% 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
0.9 visits · typical 2.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (9th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
2.5 print items · typical 3.7
A little below typical (34th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.5 e-items · typical 1.2
Lower than most similar-size libraries (22th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.5 kids’ items · typical 1.7
A little below typical (46th percentile)
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.3
A little below typical (32th percentile)
Cardholders
29% of residents
A little below typical (28th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
118K loans last year
Books & media (adults)33%Kids’ books & media51%E-books, audio & streaming16%
Who the programs are for
284 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$14 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $565K.
Local 49%State 13%Federal 0%Gifts & other 39%
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.