Library · Mount Pleasant
Mount Pleasant Free Public Library Association Inc
Mount Pleasant’s library is the Mount Pleasant Free Public Library Association Inc, a branch of Mount Pleasant Free Public Library Association Inc, open about 45 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Mount Pleasant’s branch belongs to Mount Pleasant Free Public Library Association Inc, which serves 14,364 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Mount Pleasant Free Public Library Association Inc
120 S Church St., Mount Pleasant 15666
45 hrsopen a week
5,112sq 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 Pleasant Free Public Library Association Inc
26K
visits
1.8 per resident
28K
loans, print + digital
2.0 per resident
390
programs & events
3,238 attended
2,022
library cards
14% 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
1.8 visits · typical 3.1
A little below typical (26th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.5 print items · typical 3.9
Lower than most similar-size libraries (17th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.4 e-items · typical 1.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (21th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.6 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (20th percentile)
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.4
Lower than most similar-size libraries (23th percentile)
Cardholders
14% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (6th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
28K loans last year
Books & media (adults)46%Kids’ books & media32%E-books, audio & streaming22%
Who the programs are for
390 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 $191K.
Local 5%State 21%Gifts & other 74%
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.