Library · McCandless
Northland Public Library Authority
McCandless’s library is the Northland Public Library Authority, a branch of Northland Public Library Authority, open about 62 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. McCandless’s branch belongs to Northland Public Library Authority, which serves 90,007 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Northland Public Library Authority
300 Cumberland Rd, Pittsburgh 15237
62 hrsopen a week
30,800sq 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 Northland Public Library Authority
232K
visits
2.6 per resident
1.4M
loans, print + digital
15.0 per resident
832
programs & events
19K attended
36K
library cards
40% 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
2.6 visits · typical 2.6
A little below typical (49th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
11.4 print items · typical 3.7
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
3.6 e-items · typical 1.2
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
5.7 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.3
A little below typical (31th percentile)
Cardholders
40% of residents
Higher than 51% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
1.4M loans last year
Books & media (adults)38%Kids’ books & media38%E-books, audio & streaming24%
Who the programs are for
832 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$33 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $3M.
Local 75%State 12%Gifts & other 13%
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.