Library · Preston
Northern Wayne Community Library
Preston’s library is the Northern Wayne Community Library, a branch of Northern Wayne Community Library, open about 36 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Preston’s branch belongs to Northern Wayne Community Library, which serves 2,158 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Northern Wayne Community Library
11 Library Road, Lakewood 18439
36 hrsopen a week
1,537sq 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 Northern Wayne Community Library
4,517
visits
2.1 per resident
3,510
loans, print + digital
1.6 per resident
116
programs & events
2,586 attended
593
library cards
27% 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
2.1 visits · typical 3.5
A little below typical (27th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.2 print items · typical 3.9
Lower than most similar-size libraries (13th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.4 e-items · typical 1.0
A little below typical (32th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.4 kids’ items · typical 1.4
Lower than most similar-size libraries (19th percentile)
Program attendance
1.2 attendees · typical 0.7
Higher than 68% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
27% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (20th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
3,510 loans last year
Books & media (adults)49%Kids’ books & media26%E-books, audio & streaming25%
Who the programs are for
116 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$38 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $82K.
Local 17%State 11%Gifts & other 72%
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.