Library · Doylestown
Bucks County Free Library
Doylestown’s library is the Bucks County Free Library, a branch of Bucks County Free Library, open about 69 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Doylestown’s branch belongs to Bucks County Free Library, which serves 507,641 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Bucks County Free Library
150 South Pine St., Doylestown 18901
69 hrsopen a week
50,000sq 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 Bucks County Free Library
926K
visits
1.8 per resident
2.1M
loans, print + digital
4.1 per resident
3,156
programs & events
67K attended
139K
library cards
27% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 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
1.8 visits · typical 2.1
A little below typical (38th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
3.1 print items · typical 3.2
A little below typical (49th percentile)
Digital borrowing
1.0 e-items · typical 1.4
A little below typical (39th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.5 kids’ items · typical 1.6
A little below typical (46th percentile)
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.2
Lower than most similar-size libraries (22th percentile)
Cardholders
27% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (24th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
2.1M loans last year
Books & media (adults)40%Kids’ books & media36%E-books, audio & streaming24%
Who the programs are for
3,156 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$19 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $9.5M.
Local 55%State 32%Gifts & other 13%
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.