Library · Hellertown
Hellertown Area Library
Hellertown’s library is the Hellertown Area Library, a branch of Hellertown Area Library, open about 44 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Hellertown’s branch belongs to Hellertown Area Library, which serves 6,132 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Hellertown Area Library
409 Constitution Ave, Hellertown 18055
44 hrsopen a week
2,175sq 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 Hellertown Area Library
31K
visits
5.1 per resident
53K
loans, print + digital
8.6 per resident
309
programs & events
8,715 attended
5,235
library cards
85% 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
5.1 visits · typical 3.0
Higher than 75% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
8.5 print items · typical 3.8
Higher than 87% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
0.1 e-items · typical 1.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (11th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
5.6 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
1.4 attendees · typical 0.5
Higher than 89% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
85% of residents
Higher than 86% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
53K loans last year
Books & media (adults)33%Kids’ books & media66%E-books, audio & streaming1%
Who the programs are for
309 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$44 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $271K.
Local 58%State 12%Gifts & other 30%
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.