Library · Ephrata
Ephrata Public Library
Ephrata’s library is the Ephrata Public Library, a branch of Ephrata Public Library, open about 45 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Ephrata’s branch belongs to Ephrata Public Library, which serves 35,189 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Ephrata Public Library
550 South Reading Rd, Ephrata 17522
45 hrsopen a week
16,000sq 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 Ephrata Public Library
221K
visits
6.3 per resident
436K
loans, print + digital
12.4 per resident
828
programs & events
9,322 attended
11K
library cards
33% 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
6.3 visits · typical 2.6
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
11.1 print items · typical 3.7
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
1.2 e-items · typical 1.2
Higher than 52% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
6.6 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.3
A little below typical (40th percentile)
Cardholders
33% of residents
A little below typical (34th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
436K loans last year
Books & media (adults)36%Kids’ books & media54%E-books, audio & streaming10%
Who the programs are for
828 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$33 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $1.2M.
Local 19%State 16%Federal 16%Gifts & other 49%
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.