Library · New Florence
New Florence Community Library
New Florence’s library is the New Florence Community Library, a branch of New Florence Community Library, open about 40 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. New Florence’s branch belongs to New Florence Community Library, which serves 2,422 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
New Florence Community Library
122 Ligonier Street, New Florence 15944
40 hrsopen a week
2,302sq 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 New Florence Community Library
11K
visits
4.5 per resident
11K
loans, print + digital
4.5 per resident
97
programs & events
631 attended
608
library cards
25% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving under 2,500 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
4.5 visits · typical 3.5
Higher than 62% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
3.7 print items · typical 3.9
A little below typical (48th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.7 e-items · typical 1.0
A little below typical (43th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.9 kids’ items · typical 1.4
A little below typical (37th percentile)
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.7
A little below typical (25th percentile)
Cardholders
25% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (17th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
11K loans last year
Books & media (adults)63%Kids’ books & media21%E-books, audio & streaming17%
Who the programs are for
97 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$35 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $85K.
Local 13%State 18%Gifts & other 68%
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.