Library · Kutztown
Kutztown Community Library
Kutztown’s library is the Kutztown Community Library, a branch of Kutztown Community Library, open about 47 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Kutztown’s branch belongs to Kutztown Community Library, which serves 16,870 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Kutztown Community Library
70 Bieber Alley, Kutztown 19530
47 hrsopen a week
5,545sq 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 Kutztown Community Library
46K
visits
2.7 per resident
101K
loans, print + digital
6.0 per resident
327
programs & events
6,504 attended
4,444
library cards
26% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 10,000 to 25,000 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
2.7 visits · typical 3.1
A little below typical (44th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
5.1 print items · typical 3.9
Higher than 64% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
0.9 e-items · typical 1.1
A little below typical (42th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
2.3 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Higher than 61% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.4 attendees · typical 0.4
A little below typical (45th percentile)
Cardholders
26% of residents
A little below typical (25th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
101K loans last year
Books & media (adults)47%Kids’ books & media39%E-books, audio & streaming14%
Who the programs are for
327 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$16 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $278K.
Local 40%State 19%Gifts & other 42%
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.