Library · Carbondale
Carbondale Public Library
Carbondale’s library is the Carbondale Public Library, a branch of Carbondale Public Library, open about 48 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Carbondale’s branch belongs to Carbondale Public Library, which serves 19,194 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Carbondale Public Library
5 North Main St., Carbondale 18407
48 hrsopen a week
5,527sq 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 Carbondale Public Library
26K
visits
1.3 per resident
40K
loans, print + digital
2.1 per resident
314
programs & events
5,808 attended
5,776
library cards
30% 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
1.3 visits · typical 3.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (18th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.7 print items · typical 3.9
Lower than most similar-size libraries (19th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.5 e-items · typical 1.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (22th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.8 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (24th percentile)
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.4
A little below typical (35th percentile)
Cardholders
30% of residents
A little below typical (32th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
40K loans last year
Books & media (adults)42%Kids’ books & media36%E-books, audio & streaming21%
Who the programs are for
314 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 $520K.
Local 78%State 9%Gifts & other 13%
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.