Library · Port Carbon
Port Carbon Public Library
Port Carbon Public Library serves 1,806 people in and around Port Carbon. Last year it logged 3,185 visits, about 1.8 for every resident, and lent 205 books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
Port Carbon Public Library
111 Pike St., Port Carbon 17965
25 hrsopen a week
1,570sq ft
7,690books & media
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
#270
#270 of 440 PA libraries for visits per residentAmong every public library system in Pennsylvania that reported visits
Fiscal year 2024
A year at the library
3,185
visits
1.8 per resident
205
loans, print + digital
0.1 per resident
139
library cards
8% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving under 2,500 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
1.8 visits · typical 3.5
Lower than most similar-size libraries (20th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
0.1 print items · typical 3.9
Lower than most similar-size libraries (1th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.0 e-items · typical 1.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (18th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.0 kids’ items · typical 1.4
Lower than most similar-size libraries (0th percentile)
Cardholders
8% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (2th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
205 loans last year
Books & media (adults)99%Kids’ books & media0%E-books, audio & streaming1%
Money
Who pays for it
$26 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $46K.
Local 12%State 21%Gifts & other 68%
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.