Library · Lawrence Park
Iroquois Avenue Branch Library
Lawrence Park’s library is the Iroquois Avenue Branch Library, a branch of Erie County Public Library, open about 51 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Lawrence Park’s branch belongs to Erie County Public Library, which serves 237,610 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Iroquois Avenue Branch Library
4212 Iroquois Ave., Erie 16511
51 hrsopen a week
5,248sq 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 Erie County Public Library
434K
visits
1.8 per resident
1.2M
loans, print + digital
4.9 per resident
1,647
programs & events
42K attended
37K
library cards
16% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 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
1.8 visits · typical 2.1
A little below typical (39th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
4.2 print items · typical 3.2
Higher than 63% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
0.7 e-items · typical 1.4
A little below typical (25th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.6 kids’ items · typical 1.6
A little below typical (49th percentile)
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.2
A little below typical (38th percentile)
Cardholders
16% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (8th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
1.2M loans last year
Books & media (adults)53%Kids’ books & media32%E-books, audio & streaming15%
Who the programs are for
1,647 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$32 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $7.7M.
Local 73%State 24%Gifts & other 3%
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.