Library · Earl
Eastern Lancaster County Library
Earl’s library is the Eastern Lancaster County Library, a branch of Eastern Lancaster County Library, open about 49 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Earl’s branch belongs to Eastern Lancaster County Library, which serves 25,552 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Eastern Lancaster County Library
11 Chestnut Dr, New Holland 17557
49 hrsopen a week
12,500sq 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 Eastern Lancaster County Library
57K
visits
2.2 per resident
174K
loans, print + digital
6.8 per resident
299
programs & events
8,610 attended
4,919
library cards
19% 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
2.2 visits · typical 2.6
A little below typical (41th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
6.2 print items · typical 3.7
Higher than 73% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
0.6 e-items · typical 1.2
A little below typical (26th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
4.2 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Higher than 86% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.3
Higher than 51% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
19% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (13th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
174K loans last year
Books & media (adults)29%Kids’ books & media62%E-books, audio & streaming8%
Who the programs are for
299 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$13 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $332K.
Local 22%State 23%Gifts & other 55%
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.