Library · Danville
Thomas Beaver Free Library
Danville’s library is the Thomas Beaver Free Library, a branch of Thomas Beaver Free Library, open about 47 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Danville’s branch belongs to Thomas Beaver Free Library, which serves 21,375 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Thomas Beaver Free Library
317 Ferry Street, Danville 17821
47 hrsopen a week
8,319sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Thomas Beaver Free Library
34K
visits
1.6 per resident
44K
loans, print + digital
2.0 per resident
805
programs & events
12K attended
7,304
library cards
34% 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 (23th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.3 print items · typical 3.9
Lower than most similar-size libraries (14th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.7 e-items · typical 1.1
A little below typical (35th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.7 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (21th percentile)
Program attendance
0.6 attendees · typical 0.4
Higher than 65% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
34% of residents
A little below typical (39th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
44K loans last year
Books & media (adults)31%Kids’ books & media33%E-books, audio & streaming36%
Who the programs are for
805 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$15 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $322K.
Local 0%State 13%Gifts & other 87%
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.