Library · Palmer
Palmer Library
Palmer’s library is the Palmer Library, a branch of Easton Area Public Library, open about 51 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Palmer’s branch belongs to Easton Area Public Library, which serves 69,439 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Palmer Library
1 Weller Place, Easton 18042
51 hrsopen a week
7,238sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Easton Area Public Library
176K
visits
2.5 per resident
201K
loans, print + digital
2.9 per resident
1,049
programs & events
22K attended
11K
library cards
15% 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
2.5 visits · typical 2.6
A little below typical (48th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
2.4 print items · typical 3.7
A little below typical (33th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.5 e-items · typical 1.2
Lower than most similar-size libraries (22th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.3 kids’ items · typical 1.7
A little below typical (40th percentile)
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.3
A little below typical (48th percentile)
Cardholders
15% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (8th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
201K loans last year
Books & media (adults)38%Kids’ books & media45%E-books, audio & streaming16%
Who the programs are for
1,049 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$33 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $2.3M.
Local 68%State 18%Gifts & other 14%
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.