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Beaver County Library System - Admin Unit

Center’s library is the Beaver County Library System - Admin Unit, a branch of Beaver County Library System - Admin Unit, open about 30 hours a week.

IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024
Regional system. Center’s branch belongs to Beaver County Library System - Admin Unit, which serves 65,037 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch

Beaver County Library System - Admin Unit

109 Pleasant Drive, Suite 101, Aliquippa 15001
30 hrsopen a week
2,000sq 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 Beaver County Library System - Admin Unit

16K
visits
0.2 per resident
71K
loans, print + digital
1.1 per resident
322
programs & events
7,111 attended
3,962
library cards
6% 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
0.2 visits · typical 2.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (1th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
0.9 print items · typical 3.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (9th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.2 e-items · typical 1.2
Lower than most similar-size libraries (10th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.4 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (11th percentile)
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.3
Lower than most similar-size libraries (11th percentile)
Cardholders
6% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (2th percentile)
Borrowing & programs

What people use it for

What people borrow

71K loans last year

Books & media (adults)47%Kids’ books & media35%E-books, audio & streaming19%

Who the programs are for

322 story times, classes, clubs and events

Ages 0–5
138
Ages 6–11
17
Teens
21
Adults
116
All ages
30
Money

Who pays for it

$12 per resident a year

Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $779K.

Local 55%State 43%Gifts & other 1%
About these numbers

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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.

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