Library · Clarks Summit
Abington Community Library
Clarks Summit’s library is the Abington Community Library, a branch of Abington Community Library, open about 67 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Clarks Summit’s branch belongs to Abington Community Library, which serves 31,027 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Abington Community Library
1200 West Grove Street, Clarks Summit 18411
67 hrsopen a week
11,700sq 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 Abington Community Library
104K
visits
3.3 per resident
238K
loans, print + digital
7.7 per resident
1,215
programs & events
18K attended
12K
library cards
40% 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
3.3 visits · typical 2.6
Higher than 64% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
6.6 print items · typical 3.7
Higher than 75% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
1.1 e-items · typical 1.2
A little below typical (46th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
3.4 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Higher than 78% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.6 attendees · typical 0.3
Higher than 79% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
40% of residents
Higher than 50% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
238K loans last year
Books & media (adults)41%Kids’ books & media45%E-books, audio & streaming14%
Who the programs are for
1,215 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$26 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $803K.
Local 63%State 12%Federal 0%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.