Library · Clarion
Clarion Free Library
Clarion’s library is the Clarion Free Library, a branch of Clarion Free Library, open about 56 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Clarion’s branch belongs to Clarion Free Library, which serves 18,657 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Clarion Free Library
644 Main St., Clarion 16214
56 hrsopen a week
13,746sq 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 Clarion Free Library
28K
visits
1.5 per resident
40K
loans, print + digital
2.1 per resident
134
programs & events
3,348 attended
1,992
library cards
11% 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
1.5 visits · typical 3.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (21th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.8 print items · typical 3.9
Lower than most similar-size libraries (22th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.3 e-items · typical 1.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (17th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.8 kids’ items · typical 1.8
A little below typical (27th percentile)
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.4
Lower than most similar-size libraries (18th percentile)
Cardholders
11% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (3th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
40K loans last year
Books & media (adults)46%Kids’ books & media39%E-books, audio & streaming16%
Who the programs are for
134 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$13 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $246K.
Local 27%State 38%Federal 4%Gifts & other 32%
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.