Library · Longswamp
Brandywine Community Library
Longswamp’s library is the Brandywine Community Library, a branch of Brandywine Community Library, open about 42 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Longswamp’s branch belongs to Brandywine Community Library, which serves 12,632 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Brandywine Community Library
60 Tower Drive, Topton 19562
42 hrsopen a week
4,084sq 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 Brandywine Community Library
31K
visits
2.4 per resident
66K
loans, print + digital
5.2 per resident
273
programs & events
5,359 attended
2,277
library cards
18% 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
2.4 visits · typical 3.1
A little below typical (38th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
4.3 print items · typical 3.9
Higher than 55% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
0.9 e-items · typical 1.1
A little below typical (43th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
4.0 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Higher than 83% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.4 attendees · typical 0.4
A little below typical (49th percentile)
Cardholders
18% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (11th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
66K loans last year
Books & media (adults)7%Kids’ books & media76%E-books, audio & streaming17%
Who the programs are for
273 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 $202K.
Local 37%State 29%Gifts & other 34%
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.