Library · Ford
Ford City Public Library
Ford City Public Library serves 2,859 people in and around Ford. Last year it logged 25,526 visits, about 8.9 for every resident, and lent 13K books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
Ford City Public Library
1136 Fourth Ave, Ford City 16226
45 hrsopen a week
3,822sq ft
17Kbooks & media
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
#12
#12 of 440 PA libraries for visits per residentAmong every public library system in Pennsylvania that reported visits
Fiscal year 2024
A year at the library
26K
visits
8.9 per resident
13K
loans, print + digital
4.6 per resident
665
programs & events
9,732 attended
1,421
library cards
50% 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
8.9 visits · typical 3.0
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
3.9 print items · typical 3.8
Higher than 50% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
0.7 e-items · typical 1.0
A little below typical (40th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
2.0 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Higher than 59% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
3.4 attendees · typical 0.5
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
50% of residents
Higher than 61% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
13K loans last year
Books & media (adults)40%Kids’ books & media43%E-books, audio & streaming16%
Who the programs are for
665 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$45 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $128K.
Local 31%State 13%Gifts & other 56%
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.