Library · New Castle
New Castle Public Library
New Castle’s library is the New Castle Public Library, a branch of New Castle Public Library, open about 63 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. New Castle’s branch belongs to New Castle Public Library, which serves 62,414 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
New Castle Public Library
207 East North Street, New Castle 16101
63 hrsopen a week
24,005sq 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 New Castle Public Library
89K
visits
1.4 per resident
97K
loans, print + digital
1.6 per resident
472
programs & events
16K attended
16K
library cards
26% 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
1.4 visits · typical 2.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (21th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.1 print items · typical 3.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (12th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.5 e-items · typical 1.2
Lower than most similar-size libraries (22th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.5 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (15th percentile)
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.3
A little below typical (37th percentile)
Cardholders
26% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (22th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
97K loans last year
Books & media (adults)38%Kids’ books & media31%E-books, audio & streaming31%
Who the programs are for
472 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$24 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $1.5M.
Local 34%State 41%Federal 0%Gifts & other 25%
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.