Library · Midland
Carnegie Library of Midland
Midland’s library is the Carnegie Library of Midland, a branch of Carnegie Library of Midland, open about 28 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Midland’s branch belongs to Carnegie Library of Midland, which serves 4,431 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 Midland
61 Ninth St., Midland 15059
28 hrsopen a week
2,610sq 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 Midland
5,013
visits
1.1 per resident
11K
loans, print + digital
2.6 per resident
113
programs & events
579 attended
1,237
library cards
28% 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
1.1 visits · typical 3.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (15th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.5 print items · typical 3.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (17th percentile)
Digital borrowing
1.1 e-items · typical 1.0
Higher than 54% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
0.5 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (17th percentile)
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.5
Lower than most similar-size libraries (15th percentile)
Cardholders
28% of residents
A little below typical (27th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
11K loans last year
Books & media (adults)40%Kids’ books & media18%E-books, audio & streaming42%
Who the programs are for
113 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$13 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $57K.
Local 24%State 41%Gifts & other 35%
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.