Library · Harrison
Community Library of Allegheny Valley
Harrison’s library is the Community Library of Allegheny Valley, a branch of Community Library of Allegheny Valley, open about 46 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Harrison’s branch belongs to Community Library of Allegheny Valley, which serves 22,610 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Community Library of Allegheny Valley
1522 Broadview Blvd., Natrona Heights 15065
46 hrsopen a week
9,000sq 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 Community Library of Allegheny Valley
49K
visits
2.2 per resident
151K
loans, print + digital
6.7 per resident
591
programs & events
9,313 attended
6,415
library cards
28% 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
2.2 visits · typical 3.1
A little below typical (33th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
4.9 print items · typical 3.9
Higher than 61% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
1.8 e-items · typical 1.1
Higher than 69% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
2.2 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Higher than 60% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.4 attendees · typical 0.4
A little below typical (48th percentile)
Cardholders
28% of residents
A little below typical (29th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
151K loans last year
Books & media (adults)40%Kids’ books & media34%E-books, audio & streaming27%
Who the programs are for
591 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$24 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $553K.
Local 43%State 24%Gifts & other 33%
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.