Library · Exeter
Exeter Community Library
Exeter’s library is the Exeter Community Library, a branch of Exeter Community Library, open about 50 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Exeter’s branch belongs to Exeter Community Library, which serves 27,358 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Exeter Community Library
4569 Prestwick Drive, Reading 19606
50 hrsopen a week
15,000sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
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 Exeter Community Library
124K
visits
4.5 per resident
257K
loans, print + digital
9.4 per resident
328
programs & events
11K attended
12K
library cards
42% 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
4.5 visits · typical 2.6
Higher than 82% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
8.2 print items · typical 3.7
Higher than 83% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
1.2 e-items · typical 1.2
Higher than 50% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
4.7 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Higher than 89% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.4 attendees · typical 0.3
Higher than 60% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
42% of residents
Higher than 56% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
257K loans last year
Books & media (adults)37%Kids’ books & media50%E-books, audio & streaming13%
Who the programs are for
328 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$19 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $510K.
Local 63%State 9%Gifts & other 28%
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.