Library · Hamburg
Hamburg Public Library
Hamburg’s library is the Hamburg Public Library, a branch of Hamburg Public Library, open about 43 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Hamburg’s branch belongs to Hamburg Public Library, which serves 16,299 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Hamburg Public Library
35 North 3rd St., Hamburg 19526
43 hrsopen a week
4,700sq 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 Hamburg Public Library
38K
visits
2.3 per resident
78K
loans, print + digital
4.8 per resident
118
programs & events
2,606 attended
3,293
library cards
20% 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
2.3 visits · typical 3.1
A little below typical (36th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
4.2 print items · typical 3.9
Higher than 53% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
0.6 e-items · typical 1.1
A little below typical (27th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
2.0 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Higher than 54% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.4
Lower than most similar-size libraries (16th percentile)
Cardholders
20% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (13th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
78K loans last year
Books & media (adults)47%Kids’ books & media41%E-books, audio & streaming12%
Who the programs are for
118 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 $189K.
Local 45%State 31%Gifts & other 24%
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.