Library · Fairview
Marian Sutherland Kirby Library
Fairview’s library is the Marian Sutherland Kirby Library, a branch of Marian Sutherland Kirby Library, open about 42 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Fairview’s branch belongs to Marian Sutherland Kirby Library, which serves 18,510 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Marian Sutherland Kirby Library
35 Kirby Avenue, Mountaintop 18707
42 hrsopen a week
8,942sq 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 Marian Sutherland Kirby Library
77K
visits
4.1 per resident
55K
loans, print + digital
3.0 per resident
702
programs & events
16K attended
10K
library cards
55% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 10,000 to 25,000 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
4.1 visits · typical 3.1
Higher than 67% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
2.8 print items · typical 3.9
A little below typical (35th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.2 e-items · typical 1.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (9th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.6 kids’ items · typical 1.8
A little below typical (46th percentile)
Program attendance
0.9 attendees · typical 0.4
Higher than 81% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
55% of residents
Higher than 74% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
55K loans last year
Books & media (adults)38%Kids’ books & media55%E-books, audio & streaming7%
Who the programs are for
702 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$18 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $332K.
Local 16%State 12%Gifts & other 72%
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.