Library · Mercer
Mercer Area Library
Mercer’s library is the Mercer Area Library, a branch of Mercer Area Library, open about 45 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Mercer’s branch belongs to Mercer Area Library, which serves 10,520 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Mercer Area Library
110 E. Venango St., Mercer 16137
45 hrsopen a week
5,340sq 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 Mercer Area Library
21K
visits
2.0 per resident
28K
loans, print + digital
2.7 per resident
142
programs & events
2,786 attended
4,180
library cards
40% 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
2.0 visits · typical 3.1
A little below typical (29th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
2.3 print items · typical 3.9
A little below typical (28th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.4 e-items · typical 1.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (19th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.9 kids’ items · typical 1.8
A little below typical (28th percentile)
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.4
A little below typical (29th percentile)
Cardholders
40% of residents
A little below typical (49th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
28K loans last year
Books & media (adults)54%Kids’ books & media32%E-books, audio & streaming15%
Who the programs are for
142 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$15 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $154K.
Local 9%State 25%Gifts & other 66%
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.