Library · McKees Rocks
F O R Sto-Rox Library
McKees Rocks’s library is the F O R Sto-Rox Library, a branch of F.O.R. Sto-Rox Library, open about 44 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. McKees Rocks’s branch belongs to F.O.R. Sto-Rox Library, which serves 12,346 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
F O R Sto-Rox Library
420 Chartiers Ave, Mckees Rocks 15136
44 hrsopen a week
1,425sq 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 F.O.R. Sto-Rox Library
15K
visits
1.2 per resident
16K
loans, print + digital
1.3 per resident
196
programs & events
1,518 attended
1,544
library cards
13% 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
1.2 visits · typical 3.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (14th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
0.6 print items · typical 3.9
Lower than most similar-size libraries (5th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.6 e-items · typical 1.1
A little below typical (30th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.1 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (4th percentile)
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.4
Lower than most similar-size libraries (12th percentile)
Cardholders
13% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (5th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
16K loans last year
Books & media (adults)40%Kids’ books & media11%E-books, audio & streaming49%
Who the programs are for
196 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$21 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $262K.
Local 71%State 12%Gifts & other 17%
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.