Library · Muhlenberg
Muhlenberg Community Library
Muhlenberg’s library is the Muhlenberg Community Library, a branch of Muhlenberg Community Library, open about 44 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Muhlenberg’s branch belongs to Muhlenberg Community Library, which serves 30,026 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Muhlenberg Community Library
3612 Kutztown Rd, Laureldale 19605
44 hrsopen a week
8,500sq 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 Muhlenberg Community Library
49K
visits
1.6 per resident
71K
loans, print + digital
2.4 per resident
272
programs & events
7,323 attended
5,074
library cards
17% 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
1.6 visits · typical 2.6
A little below typical (26th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
2.0 print items · typical 3.7
A little below typical (27th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.4 e-items · typical 1.2
Lower than most similar-size libraries (17th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.3 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (10th percentile)
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.3
A little below typical (36th percentile)
Cardholders
17% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (10th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
71K loans last year
Books & media (adults)70%Kids’ books & media14%E-books, audio & streaming16%
Who the programs are for
272 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$11 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $319K.
Local 31%State 55%Gifts & other 15%
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.