Library · Freeland
Freeland Branch Library
Freeland’s library is the Freeland Branch Library, a branch of Hazleton Area Public Library, open about 36 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Freeland’s branch belongs to Hazleton Area Public Library, which serves 78,760 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Freeland Branch Library
515 Front St., Freeland 18224
36 hrsopen a week
2,902sq 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 Hazleton Area Public Library
137K
visits
1.7 per resident
84K
loans, print + digital
1.1 per resident
377
programs & events
6,936 attended
16K
library cards
21% 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
1.7 visits · typical 2.6
A little below typical (29th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
0.9 print items · typical 3.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (9th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.2 e-items · typical 1.2
Lower than most similar-size libraries (7th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.3 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (8th percentile)
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.3
Lower than most similar-size libraries (8th percentile)
Cardholders
21% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (15th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
84K loans last year
Books & media (adults)58%Kids’ books & media27%E-books, audio & streaming15%
Who the programs are for
377 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$16 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $1.3M.
Local 75%State 16%Gifts & other 8%
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.