Library · McKeesport
Carnegie Library of Mckeesport
McKeesport’s library is the Carnegie Library of Mckeesport, a branch of Carnegie Library of Mckeesport, open about 47 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. McKeesport’s branch belongs to Carnegie Library of Mckeesport, which serves 51,459 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Carnegie Library of Mckeesport
1507 Library Avenue, Mckeesport 15132
47 hrsopen a week
15,716sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
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 Carnegie Library of Mckeesport
27K
visits
0.5 per resident
108K
loans, print + digital
2.1 per resident
927
programs & events
3,510 attended
8,195
library cards
16% 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
0.5 visits · typical 2.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (3th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.2 print items · typical 3.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (16th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.9 e-items · typical 1.2
A little below typical (38th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.3 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (9th percentile)
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.3
Lower than most similar-size libraries (5th percentile)
Cardholders
16% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (9th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
108K loans last year
Books & media (adults)43%Kids’ books & media16%E-books, audio & streaming41%
Who the programs are for
927 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$17 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $871K.
Local 30%State 20%Gifts & other 51%
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.