Library · Johnstown
Cambria County Library System - Admin Unit
Johnstown’s library is the Cambria County Library System - Admin Unit, a branch of Cambria County Library System - Admin Unit, open about 61 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Johnstown’s branch belongs to Cambria County Library System - Admin Unit, which serves 95,861 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Cambria County Library System - Admin Unit
248 Main St., Johnstown 15901
61 hrsopen a week
43,793sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
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 Cambria County Library System - Admin Unit
95K
visits
1.0 per resident
111K
loans, print + digital
1.2 per resident
790
programs & events
17K attended
15K
library cards
16% 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
1.0 visits · typical 2.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (10th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.1 print items · typical 3.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (13th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.0 e-items · typical 1.2
Lower than most similar-size libraries (2th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.6 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (19th percentile)
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.3
Lower than most similar-size libraries (23th percentile)
Cardholders
16% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (8th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
111K loans last year
Books & media (adults)45%Kids’ books & media51%E-books, audio & streaming3%
Who the programs are for
790 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$18 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $1.7M.
Local 22%State 54%Federal 12%Gifts & other 12%
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.