Library · Mount Lebanon
Mt Lebanon Public Library
Mt. Lebanon Public Library serves 34,075 people in and around Mount Lebanon. Last year it logged 299,713 visits, about 8.8 for every resident, and lent 764K books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
Mt Lebanon Public Library
16 Castle Shannon Blvd, Pittsburgh 15228
66 hrsopen a week
27,120sq ft
138Kbooks & media
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
#14
#14 of 440 PA libraries for visits per residentAmong every public library system in Pennsylvania that reported visits
Fiscal year 2024
A year at the library
300K
visits
8.8 per resident
764K
loans, print + digital
22.4 per resident
1,499
programs & events
35K attended
19K
library cards
56% 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
8.8 visits · typical 2.6
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
17.5 print items · typical 3.7
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
4.9 e-items · typical 1.2
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
9.3 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
1.0 attendees · typical 0.3
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
56% of residents
Higher than 76% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
764K loans last year
Books & media (adults)37%Kids’ books & media41%E-books, audio & streaming22%
Who the programs are for
1,499 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$78 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $2.7M.
Local 85%State 6%Gifts & other 9%
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.