Library · Pottstown
Pottstown Public Library
Pottstown’s library is the Pottstown Public Library, a branch of Pottstown Regional Public Library, open about 51 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Pottstown’s branch belongs to Pottstown Regional Public Library, which serves 45,318 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Pottstown Public Library
500 East High Street, Pottstown 19464
51 hrsopen a week
10,469sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
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 Pottstown Regional Public Library
83K
visits
1.8 per resident
124K
loans, print + digital
2.7 per resident
815
programs & events
5,618 attended
11K
library cards
24% 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
1.8 visits · typical 2.6
A little below typical (31th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
2.6 print items · typical 3.7
A little below typical (35th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.2 e-items · typical 1.2
Lower than most similar-size libraries (8th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.5 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (14th percentile)
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.3
Lower than most similar-size libraries (14th percentile)
Cardholders
24% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (20th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
124K loans last year
Books & media (adults)76%Kids’ books & media17%E-books, audio & streaming6%
Who the programs are for
815 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$21 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $929K.
Local 32%State 16%Gifts & other 52%
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.