Library · Clearfield
Joseph & Elizabeth Shaw Public Library
Clearfield’s library is the Joseph & Elizabeth Shaw Public Library, a branch of Joseph & Elizabeth Shaw Public Library, open about 46 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Clearfield’s branch belongs to Joseph & Elizabeth Shaw Public Library, which serves 16,303 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Joseph & Elizabeth Shaw Public Library
1 South Front St., Clearfield 16830
46 hrsopen a week
9,800sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Joseph & Elizabeth Shaw Public Library
26K
visits
1.6 per resident
21K
loans, print + digital
1.3 per resident
217
programs & events
4,136 attended
2,902
library cards
18% 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
1.6 visits · typical 3.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (22th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.0 print items · typical 3.9
Lower than most similar-size libraries (9th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.3 e-items · typical 1.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (15th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.5 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (14th percentile)
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.4
A little below typical (27th percentile)
Cardholders
18% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (10th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
21K loans last year
Books & media (adults)39%Kids’ books & media37%E-books, audio & streaming24%
Who the programs are for
217 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$16 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $257K.
Local 2%State 14%Gifts & other 85%
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.