Library · Littlestown
Littlestown Area Library
Littlestown’s library is the Littlestown Area Library, a branch of Adams County Library System, open about 35 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Littlestown’s branch belongs to Adams County Library System, which serves 103,852 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Littlestown Area Library
232 N Queen St., Littlestown 17340
35 hrsopen a week
3,100sq 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 Adams County Library System
196K
visits
1.9 per resident
452K
loans, print + digital
4.3 per resident
2,485
programs & events
38K attended
33K
library cards
32% 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
1.9 visits · typical 2.1
A little below typical (42th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
3.1 print items · typical 3.2
Higher than 50% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
1.2 e-items · typical 1.4
A little below typical (46th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.6 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Higher than 51% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.4 attendees · typical 0.2
Higher than 79% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
32% of residents
A little below typical (31th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
452K loans last year
Books & media (adults)35%Kids’ books & media37%E-books, audio & streaming28%
Who the programs are for
2,485 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$26 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $2.7M.
Local 50%State 30%Gifts & other 21%
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.