Library · Irwin
Norwin Public Library Association
Irwin’s library is the Norwin Public Library Association, a branch of Norwin Public Library Association, open about 52 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Irwin’s branch belongs to Norwin Public Library Association, which serves 36,605 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Norwin Public Library Association
100 Caruthers Lane, Irwin 15642
52 hrsopen a week
16,000sq 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 Norwin Public Library Association
85K
visits
2.3 per resident
196K
loans, print + digital
5.4 per resident
285
programs & events
11K attended
8,412
library cards
23% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 25,000 to 100,000 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 2.6
A little below typical (44th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
4.6 print items · typical 3.7
Higher than 59% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
0.7 e-items · typical 1.2
A little below typical (32th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
2.3 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Higher than 64% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.3
A little below typical (45th percentile)
Cardholders
23% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (18th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
196K loans last year
Books & media (adults)43%Kids’ books & media44%E-books, audio & streaming14%
Who the programs are for
285 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$19 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $709K.
Local 65%State 17%Gifts & other 18%
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.