Library · Lock Haven
Annie Halenbake Ross Library
Lock Haven’s library is the Annie Halenbake Ross Library, a branch of Annie Halenbake Ross Library, open about 48 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Lock Haven’s branch belongs to Annie Halenbake Ross Library, which serves 37,450 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Annie Halenbake Ross Library
232 West Main St., Lock Haven 17745
48 hrsopen a week
17,723sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Annie Halenbake Ross Library
38K
visits
1.0 per resident
56K
loans, print + digital
1.5 per resident
639
programs & events
5,410 attended
6,647
library cards
18% 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
1.0 visits · typical 2.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (11th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.1 print items · typical 3.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (14th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.4 e-items · typical 1.2
Lower than most similar-size libraries (17th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.6 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (20th percentile)
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.3
Lower than most similar-size libraries (17th percentile)
Cardholders
18% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (11th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
56K loans last year
Books & media (adults)34%Kids’ books & media41%E-books, audio & streaming25%
Who the programs are for
639 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$19 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $698K.
Local 29%State 44%Federal 1%Gifts & other 26%
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.