Library · Fleetwood

Fleetwood Area Public Library

Fleetwood’s library is the Fleetwood Area Public Library, a branch of Fleetwood Area Public Library, open about 43 hours a week.

IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024
School-district system. Fleetwood’s branch belongs to Fleetwood Area Public Library, which serves 16,821 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch

Fleetwood Area Public Library

110 W Arch St., Fleetwood 19522
43 hrsopen a week
3,400sq 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 Fleetwood Area Public Library

35K
visits
2.1 per resident
79K
loans, print + digital
4.7 per resident
254
programs & events
6,762 attended
3,974
library cards
24% 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
2.1 visits · typical 3.1
A little below typical (31th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
3.9 print items · typical 3.9
Higher than 50% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
0.8 e-items · typical 1.1
A little below typical (38th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
2.2 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Higher than 58% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.4 attendees · typical 0.4
A little below typical (47th percentile)
Cardholders
24% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (20th percentile)
Borrowing & programs

What people use it for

What people borrow

79K loans last year

Books & media (adults)37%Kids’ books & media46%E-books, audio & streaming17%

Who the programs are for

254 story times, classes, clubs and events

Ages 0–5
147
Ages 6–11
48
Teens
10
Adults
15
All ages
34
Money

Who pays for it

$10 per resident a year

Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $167K.

Local 41%State 25%Gifts & other 34%
About these numbers

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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.

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