Library · Elkland
Elkland Area Community Library
Elkland’s library is the Elkland Area Community Library, a branch of Elkland Area Community Library, open about 44 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Elkland’s branch belongs to Elkland Area Community Library, which serves 3,623 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Elkland Area Community Library
110 E Parkway Ave, Elkland 16920
44 hrsopen a week
4,559sq 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 Elkland Area Community Library
6,781
visits
1.9 per resident
8,905
loans, print + digital
2.5 per resident
211
programs & events
3,147 attended
2,498
library cards
69% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000 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
1.9 visits · typical 3.0
A little below typical (30th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.9 print items · typical 3.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (23th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.5 e-items · typical 1.0
A little below typical (30th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.1 kids’ items · typical 1.6
A little below typical (34th percentile)
Program attendance
0.9 attendees · typical 0.5
Higher than 73% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
69% of residents
Higher than 78% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
8,905 loans last year
Books & media (adults)36%Kids’ books & media43%E-books, audio & streaming21%
Who the programs are for
211 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$27 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $99K.
Local 37%State 34%Gifts & other 29%
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.