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Centre Hall Area Branch Library
Centre Hall’s library is the Centre Hall Area Branch Library, a branch of Centre County Library and Historical Museum, open about 32 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Centre Hall’s branch belongs to Centre County Library and Historical Museum, which serves 63,547 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Centre Hall Area Branch Library
109 W. Beryl Street, Centre Hall 16828
32 hrsopen a week
2,500sq 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 Centre County Library and Historical Museum
84K
visits
1.3 per resident
206K
loans, print + digital
3.2 per resident
782
programs & events
7,981 attended
9,668
library cards
15% 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
1.3 visits · typical 2.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (19th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
2.7 print items · typical 3.7
A little below typical (37th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.5 e-items · typical 1.2
A little below typical (26th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.2 kids’ items · typical 1.7
A little below typical (37th percentile)
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.3
Lower than most similar-size libraries (14th percentile)
Cardholders
15% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (8th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
206K loans last year
Books & media (adults)47%Kids’ books & media36%E-books, audio & streaming17%
Who the programs are for
782 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$15 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $965K.
Local 43%State 29%Gifts & other 28%
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.