Library · Frackville
Frackville Free Public Library
Frackville’s library is the Frackville Free Public Library, a branch of Frackville Free Public Library, open about 39 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Frackville’s branch belongs to Frackville Free Public Library, which serves 8,766 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Frackville Free Public Library
56 North Lehigh Ave, Frackville 17931
39 hrsopen a week
2,050sq 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 Frackville Free Public Library
9,973
visits
1.1 per resident
4,315
loans, print + digital
0.5 per resident
50
programs & events
344 attended
1,061
library cards
12% 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
1.1 visits · typical 3.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (15th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
0.5 print items · typical 3.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (4th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.0 e-items · typical 1.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (6th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.1 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (5th percentile)
Program attendance
0.0 attendees · typical 0.5
Lower than most similar-size libraries (5th percentile)
Cardholders
12% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (5th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
4,315 loans last year
Books & media (adults)75%Kids’ books & media24%E-books, audio & streaming1%
Who the programs are for
50 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$12 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $101K.
Local 21%State 33%Gifts & other 46%
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.