Library · Malvern
Malvern Public Library
Malvern’s library is the Malvern Public Library, a branch of Malvern Public Library, open about 54 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Malvern’s branch belongs to Malvern Public Library, which serves 41,383 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Malvern Public Library
1 E First Avenue, Suite 2, Malvern 19355
54 hrsopen a week
4,069sq 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 Malvern Public Library
52K
visits
1.3 per resident
85K
loans, print + digital
2.1 per resident
361
programs & events
6,630 attended
7,875
library cards
19% 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
1.3 visits · typical 2.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (17th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.6 print items · typical 3.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (21th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.5 e-items · typical 1.2
Lower than most similar-size libraries (23th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.0 kids’ items · typical 1.7
A little below typical (31th percentile)
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.3
Lower than most similar-size libraries (20th percentile)
Cardholders
19% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (12th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
85K loans last year
Books & media (adults)29%Kids’ books & media48%E-books, audio & streaming24%
Who the programs are for
361 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$10 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $402K.
Local 43%State 20%Federal 3%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.