Library · Phoenixville
Phoenixville Public Library
Phoenixville’s library is the Phoenixville Public Library, a branch of Phoenixville Public Library, open about 49 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Phoenixville’s branch belongs to Phoenixville Public Library, which serves 41,643 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Phoenixville Public Library
183 Second Ave, Phoenixville 19460
49 hrsopen a week
11,800sq 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 Phoenixville Public Library
97K
visits
2.3 per resident
276K
loans, print + digital
6.6 per resident
927
programs & events
19K attended
15K
library cards
37% 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
2.3 visits · typical 2.6
A little below typical (44th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
4.2 print items · typical 3.7
Higher than 55% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
2.4 e-items · typical 1.2
Higher than 80% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
2.6 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Higher than 68% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.5 attendees · typical 0.3
Higher than 69% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
37% of residents
A little below typical (45th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
276K loans last year
Books & media (adults)24%Kids’ books & media39%E-books, audio & streaming37%
Who the programs are for
927 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$34 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $1.4M.
Local 59%State 9%Federal 1%Gifts & other 32%
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.