Library · Independence
Avella Area Library Center
Independence’s library is the Avella Area Library Center, a branch of Avella Area Library Center, open about 43 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Independence’s branch belongs to Avella Area Library Center, which serves 3,847 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Avella Area Library Center
11 School Court, Avella 15312
43 hrsopen a week
1,903sq 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 Avella Area Library Center
3,186
visits
0.8 per resident
880
loans, print + digital
0.2 per resident
40
programs & events
314 attended
201
library cards
5% 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
0.8 visits · typical 3.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (9th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
0.2 print items · typical 3.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (1th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.0 e-items · typical 1.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (7th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.1 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (2th percentile)
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.5
Lower than most similar-size libraries (10th percentile)
Cardholders
5% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (1th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
880 loans last year
Books & media (adults)69%Kids’ books & media25%E-books, audio & streaming6%
Who the programs are for
40 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$13 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $49K.
Local 24%State 45%Gifts & other 31%
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.