Library · Masontown
German Masontown Public Library
Masontown’s library is the German Masontown Public Library, a branch of German Masontown Public Library, open about 32 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Masontown’s branch belongs to German Masontown Public Library, which serves 9,677 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
German Masontown Public Library
104 S. Main Street, Masontown 15461
32 hrsopen a week
3,780sq 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 German Masontown Public Library
11K
visits
1.2 per resident
8,999
loans, print + digital
0.9 per resident
266
programs & events
4,207 attended
774
library cards
8% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000 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
1.2 visits · typical 3.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (15th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
0.8 print items · typical 3.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (8th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.1 e-items · typical 1.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (11th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.5 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (18th percentile)
Program attendance
0.4 attendees · typical 0.5
A little below typical (45th percentile)
Cardholders
8% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (2th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
8,999 loans last year
Books & media (adults)32%Kids’ books & media57%E-books, audio & streaming11%
Who the programs are for
266 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$12 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $113K.
Local 25%State 20%Gifts & other 55%
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.