Library · Milford
Pike County Public Library
Milford’s library is the Pike County Public Library, a branch of Pike County Public Library, open about 47 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Milford’s branch belongs to Pike County Public Library, which serves 58,535 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Pike County Public Library
201 Broad Street, Milford 18337
47 hrsopen a week
2,500sq 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 Pike County Public Library
62K
visits
1.1 per resident
144K
loans, print + digital
2.5 per resident
274
programs & events
4,649 attended
16K
library cards
27% 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
1.1 visits · typical 2.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (12th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.9 print items · typical 3.7
A little below typical (26th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.6 e-items · typical 1.2
A little below typical (26th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.5 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (14th percentile)
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.3
Lower than most similar-size libraries (7th percentile)
Cardholders
27% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (24th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
144K loans last year
Books & media (adults)58%Kids’ books & media19%E-books, audio & streaming23%
Who the programs are for
274 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$12 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $702K.
Local 36%State 35%Gifts & other 29%
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.