Library · Emporium
Cameron County Public Library
Emporium’s library is the Cameron County Public Library, a branch of Cameron County Public Library, open about 38 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Emporium’s branch belongs to Cameron County Public Library, which serves 4,547 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Cameron County Public Library
27 West 4th. Street, Emporium 15834
38 hrsopen a week
4,342sq 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 Cameron County Public Library
15K
visits
3.3 per resident
17K
loans, print + digital
3.7 per resident
227
programs & events
6,405 attended
844
library cards
19% 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
3.3 visits · typical 3.0
Higher than 55% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
3.2 print items · typical 3.8
A little below typical (42th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.5 e-items · typical 1.0
A little below typical (29th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.9 kids’ items · typical 1.6
A little below typical (31th percentile)
Program attendance
1.4 attendees · typical 0.5
Higher than 89% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
19% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (12th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
17K loans last year
Books & media (adults)62%Kids’ books & media25%E-books, audio & streaming13%
Who the programs are for
227 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$47 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $215K.
Local 44%State 35%Gifts & other 22%
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.