Library · Carlisle
Bosler Memorial Library
Carlisle’s library is the Bosler Memorial Library, a branch of Bosler Memorial Library, open about 60 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Carlisle’s branch belongs to Bosler Memorial Library, which serves 56,574 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Bosler Memorial Library
158 West High St., Carlisle 17013
60 hrsopen a week
17,450sq 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 Bosler Memorial Library
181K
visits
3.2 per resident
415K
loans, print + digital
7.3 per resident
1,432
programs & events
32K attended
22K
library cards
39% 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
3.2 visits · typical 2.6
Higher than 62% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
6.1 print items · typical 3.7
Higher than 71% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
1.3 e-items · typical 1.2
Higher than 52% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
2.7 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Higher than 71% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.6 attendees · typical 0.3
Higher than 77% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
39% of residents
A little below typical (49th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
415K loans last year
Books & media (adults)46%Kids’ books & media37%E-books, audio & streaming17%
Who the programs are for
1,432 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$60 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $3.4M.
Local 56%State 18%Gifts & other 25%
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.