Library · Chestnuthill
Western Pocono Community Library
Chestnuthill’s library is the Western Pocono Community Library, a branch of Western Pocono Community Library, open about 56 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Chestnuthill’s branch belongs to Western Pocono Community Library, which serves 32,267 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Western Pocono Community Library
131 Pilgrim Way, Brodheadsville 18322
56 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 Western Pocono Community Library
52K
visits
1.6 per resident
86K
loans, print + digital
2.7 per resident
415
programs & events
12K attended
6,172
library cards
19% 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
1.6 visits · typical 2.6
A little below typical (25th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
2.4 print items · typical 3.7
A little below typical (32th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.3 e-items · typical 1.2
Lower than most similar-size libraries (14th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.0 kids’ items · typical 1.7
A little below typical (33th percentile)
Program attendance
0.4 attendees · typical 0.3
Higher than 59% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
19% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (12th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
86K loans last year
Books & media (adults)50%Kids’ books & media39%E-books, audio & streaming12%
Who the programs are for
415 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$22 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $706K.
Local 73%State 15%Gifts & other 12%
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.