Library · Milton
Milton Public Library
Milton’s library is the Milton Public Library, a branch of Milton Public Library, open about 37 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Milton’s branch belongs to Milton Public Library, which serves 11,697 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Milton Public Library
541 Broadway St., Milton 17847
37 hrsopen a week
11,000sq 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 Milton Public Library
16K
visits
1.4 per resident
38K
loans, print + digital
3.3 per resident
312
programs & events
8,130 attended
2,830
library cards
24% 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
1.4 visits · typical 3.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (20th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
2.7 print items · typical 3.9
A little below typical (34th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.5 e-items · typical 1.1
A little below typical (25th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.3 kids’ items · typical 1.8
A little below typical (38th percentile)
Program attendance
0.7 attendees · typical 0.4
Higher than 73% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
24% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (21th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
38K loans last year
Books & media (adults)44%Kids’ books & media40%E-books, audio & streaming16%
Who the programs are for
312 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$20 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $237K.
Local 21%State 12%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.