Library · Red Lion
Kaltreider-Benfer Library
Red Lion’s library is the Kaltreider-Benfer Library, a branch of Kaltreider-Benfer Library, open about 53 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Red Lion’s branch belongs to Kaltreider-Benfer Library, which serves 71,227 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Kaltreider-Benfer Library
147 S Charles St., Red Lion 17356
53 hrsopen a week
9,500sq 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 Kaltreider-Benfer Library
72K
visits
1.0 per resident
117K
loans, print + digital
1.6 per resident
161
programs & events
4,841 attended
15K
library cards
21% 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
1.0 visits · typical 2.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (10th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.6 print items · typical 3.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (22th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.0 e-items · typical 1.2
Lower than most similar-size libraries (0th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.0 kids’ items · typical 1.7
A little below typical (31th percentile)
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.3
Lower than most similar-size libraries (5th percentile)
Cardholders
21% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (15th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
117K loans last year
Books & media (adults)41%Kids’ books & media59%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
161 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$4 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $308K.
Local 37%State 27%Gifts & other 35%
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.