Library · Oxford
Oxford Public Library
Oxford’s library is the Oxford Public Library, a branch of Oxford Public Library, open about 53 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Oxford’s branch belongs to Oxford Public Library, which serves 27,160 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Oxford Public Library
48 South Second Street, Oxford 19363
53 hrsopen a week
7,400sq 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 Oxford Public Library
57K
visits
2.1 per resident
129K
loans, print + digital
4.7 per resident
681
programs & events
13K attended
7,182
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
2.1 visits · typical 2.6
A little below typical (39th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
3.4 print items · typical 3.7
A little below typical (46th percentile)
Digital borrowing
1.3 e-items · typical 1.2
Higher than 54% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
2.1 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Higher than 60% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.5 attendees · typical 0.3
Higher than 70% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
26% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (23th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
129K loans last year
Books & media (adults)27%Kids’ books & media45%E-books, audio & streaming28%
Who the programs are for
681 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$15 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $414K.
Local 31%State 24%Gifts & other 45%
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.