Library · Mount Carmel
Mount Carmel Area Public Library
Mount Carmel’s library is the Mount Carmel Area Public Library, a branch of Mount Carmel Area Public Library, open about 40 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Mount Carmel’s branch belongs to Mount Carmel Area Public Library, which serves 11,548 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Mount Carmel Area Public Library
30 South Oak St., Mount Carmel 17851
40 hrsopen a week
6,347sq 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 Mount Carmel Area Public Library
17K
visits
1.5 per resident
25K
loans, print + digital
2.2 per resident
72
programs & events
344 attended
8,601
library cards
74% 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
1.5 visits · typical 3.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (21th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
2.2 print items · typical 3.9
A little below typical (27th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.0 e-items · typical 1.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (3th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.3 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (9th percentile)
Program attendance
0.0 attendees · typical 0.4
Lower than most similar-size libraries (2th percentile)
Cardholders
74% of residents
Higher than 89% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
25K loans last year
Books & media (adults)86%Kids’ books & media14%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
72 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$9 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $102K.
Local 4%State 43%Gifts & other 54%
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.