Library · Greenville
Greenville Area Public Library
Greenville’s library is the Greenville Area Public Library, a branch of Greenville Area Public Library, open about 45 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Greenville’s branch belongs to Greenville Area Public Library, which serves 10,222 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Greenville Area Public Library
330 Main St., Greenville 16125
45 hrsopen a week
8,900sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Greenville Area Public Library
20K
visits
2.0 per resident
26K
loans, print + digital
2.5 per resident
565
programs & events
4,174 attended
2,130
library cards
21% 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
2.0 visits · typical 3.1
A little below typical (30th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
2.2 print items · typical 3.9
A little below typical (27th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.3 e-items · typical 1.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (16th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.8 kids’ items · typical 1.8
A little below typical (26th percentile)
Program attendance
0.4 attendees · typical 0.4
A little below typical (47th percentile)
Cardholders
21% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (14th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
26K loans last year
Books & media (adults)55%Kids’ books & media32%E-books, audio & streaming13%
Who the programs are for
565 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$35 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $355K.
Local 2%State 10%Gifts & other 88%
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.