Library · Penn Forest
Penn Kidder Branch
Penn Forest’s library is the Penn Kidder Branch, a branch of Dimmick Memorial Library, open about 20 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Penn Forest’s branch belongs to Dimmick Memorial Library, which serves 19,560 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Penn Kidder Branch
2588 Route 903, Albrightsville 18210
20 hrsopen a week
1,800sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
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 Dimmick Memorial Library
25K
visits
1.3 per resident
25K
loans, print + digital
1.3 per resident
194
programs & events
2,602 attended
2,521
library cards
13% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 10,000 to 25,000 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
1.3 visits · typical 3.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (16th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
0.9 print items · typical 3.9
Lower than most similar-size libraries (9th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.3 e-items · typical 1.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (16th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.3 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (8th percentile)
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.4
Lower than most similar-size libraries (13th percentile)
Cardholders
13% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (5th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
25K loans last year
Books & media (adults)55%Kids’ books & media20%E-books, audio & streaming25%
Who the programs are for
194 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$11 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $208K.
Local 14%State 17%Gifts & other 69%
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.