Library · Myerstown
Myerstown Community Library
Myerstown’s library is the Myerstown Community Library, a branch of Myerstown Community Library, open about 42 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Myerstown’s branch belongs to Myerstown Community Library, which serves 16,537 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Myerstown Community Library
199 North College St., Myerstown 17067
42 hrsopen a week
6,438sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Myerstown Community Library
43K
visits
2.6 per resident
83K
loans, print + digital
5.0 per resident
325
programs & events
4,875 attended
11K
library cards
69% 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
2.6 visits · typical 3.1
A little below typical (42th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
4.6 print items · typical 3.9
Higher than 58% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
0.4 e-items · typical 1.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (18th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
2.6 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Higher than 68% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.4
A little below typical (33th percentile)
Cardholders
69% of residents
Higher than 86% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
83K loans last year
Books & media (adults)40%Kids’ books & media53%E-books, audio & streaming7%
Who the programs are for
325 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$12 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $191K.
Local 26%State 15%Gifts & other 59%
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.