Library · Orwigsburg
Orwigsburg Area Free Public Library
Orwigsburg’s library is the Orwigsburg Area Free Public Library, a branch of Orwigsburg Area Free Public Library, open about 50 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Orwigsburg’s branch belongs to Orwigsburg Area Free Public Library, which serves 6,278 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Orwigsburg Area Free Public Library
216 W. Independence St., Orwigsburg 17961
50 hrsopen a week
5,100sq 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 Orwigsburg Area Free Public Library
51K
visits
8.2 per resident
36K
loans, print + digital
5.8 per resident
386
programs & events
3,585 attended
5,953
library cards
95% 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
8.2 visits · typical 3.0
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
5.6 print items · typical 3.8
Higher than 70% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
0.2 e-items · typical 1.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (14th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
2.9 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Higher than 75% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.6 attendees · typical 0.5
Higher than 55% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
95% of residents
Higher than 89% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
36K loans last year
Books & media (adults)47%Kids’ books & media50%E-books, audio & streaming3%
Who the programs are for
386 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$25 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $158K.
Local 6%State 11%Federal 4%Gifts & other 78%
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.