Library · Manheim
Manheim Community Library
Manheim’s library is the Manheim Community Library, a branch of Manheim Community Library, open about 50 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Manheim’s branch belongs to Manheim Community Library, which serves 21,268 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Manheim Community Library
15 East High St., Manheim 17545
50 hrsopen a week
2,620sq 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 Manheim Community Library
21K
visits
1.0 per resident
78K
loans, print + digital
3.7 per resident
240
programs & events
4,033 attended
2,627
library cards
12% 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
1.0 visits · typical 3.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (10th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
3.2 print items · typical 3.9
A little below typical (41th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.4 e-items · typical 1.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (22th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
2.4 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Higher than 62% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.4
Lower than most similar-size libraries (19th percentile)
Cardholders
12% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (4th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
78K loans last year
Books & media (adults)24%Kids’ books & media64%E-books, audio & streaming12%
Who the programs are for
240 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$10 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $219K.
Local 28%State 24%Gifts & other 48%
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.