Library · Kane
Friends Memorial Public Library
Kane’s library is the Friends Memorial Public Library, a branch of Friends Memorial Public Library, open about 33 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Kane’s branch belongs to Friends Memorial Public Library, which serves 5,251 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Friends Memorial Public Library
230 Chase Street, Kane 16735
33 hrsopen a week
3,500sq 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 Friends Memorial Public Library
7,110
visits
1.4 per resident
7,250
loans, print + digital
1.4 per resident
147
programs & events
2,229 attended
721
library cards
14% 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
1.4 visits · typical 3.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (19th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
0.9 print items · typical 3.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (8th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.5 e-items · typical 1.0
A little below typical (30th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.2 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (7th percentile)
Program attendance
0.4 attendees · typical 0.5
A little below typical (44th percentile)
Cardholders
14% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (7th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
7,250 loans last year
Books & media (adults)49%Kids’ books & media14%E-books, audio & streaming36%
Who the programs are for
147 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$19 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $98K.
Local 10%State 13%Gifts & other 77%
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.