Library · Kennett Square
Kennett Library
Kennett Square’s library is the Kennett Library, a branch of Kennett Library, open about 61 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Kennett Square’s branch belongs to Kennett Library, which serves 43,402 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Kennett Library
216 East State Street, Kennett Square 19348
61 hrsopen a week
11,017sq 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 Kennett Library
174K
visits
4.0 per resident
251K
loans, print + digital
5.8 per resident
1,645
programs & events
25K attended
16K
library cards
38% 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
4.0 visits · typical 2.6
Higher than 76% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
3.5 print items · typical 3.7
A little below typical (48th percentile)
Digital borrowing
2.3 e-items · typical 1.2
Higher than 78% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
1.9 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Higher than 55% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.6 attendees · typical 0.3
Higher than 79% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
38% of residents
A little below typical (47th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
251K loans last year
Books & media (adults)27%Kids’ books & media33%E-books, audio & streaming39%
Who the programs are for
1,645 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$51 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $2.2M.
Local 14%State 4%Gifts & other 82%
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.