Library · Northumberland
Priestley Forsyth Memorial Library
Northumberland’s library is the Priestley Forsyth Memorial Library, a branch of Priestley Forsyth Memorial Library, open about 44 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Northumberland’s branch belongs to Priestley Forsyth Memorial Library, which serves 7,743 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Priestley Forsyth Memorial Library
100 King St., Northumberland 17857
44 hrsopen a week
3,715sq 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 Priestley Forsyth Memorial Library
31K
visits
4.0 per resident
24K
loans, print + digital
3.1 per resident
308
programs & events
4,839 attended
7,038
library cards
91% 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
4.0 visits · typical 3.0
Higher than 64% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
2.4 print items · typical 3.8
A little below typical (29th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.7 e-items · typical 1.0
A little below typical (39th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.7 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (22th percentile)
Program attendance
0.6 attendees · typical 0.5
Higher than 59% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
91% of residents
Higher than 88% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
24K loans last year
Books & media (adults)55%Kids’ books & media21%E-books, audio & streaming24%
Who the programs are for
308 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$36 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $281K.
Local 2%State 11%Gifts & other 87%
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.