Library · New Bethlehem
Redbank Valley Public Library
New Bethlehem’s library is the Redbank Valley Public Library, a branch of Redbank Valley Public Library, open about 43 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. New Bethlehem’s branch belongs to Redbank Valley Public Library, which serves 7,767 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Redbank Valley Public Library
720 Broad St., New Bethlehem 16242
43 hrsopen a week
4,212sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
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 Redbank Valley Public Library
9,406
visits
1.2 per resident
13K
loans, print + digital
1.7 per resident
122
programs & events
494 attended
992
library cards
13% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000 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
1.2 visits · typical 3.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (16th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.4 print items · typical 3.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (15th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.3 e-items · typical 1.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (20th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.5 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (17th percentile)
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.5
Lower than most similar-size libraries (8th percentile)
Cardholders
13% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (6th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
13K loans last year
Books & media (adults)52%Kids’ books & media29%E-books, audio & streaming19%
Who the programs are for
122 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$16 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $127K.
Local 4%State 23%Gifts & other 73%
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.