Library · Richland
Richland Community Library
Richland’s library is the Richland Community Library, a branch of Richland Community Library, open about 45 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Richland’s branch belongs to Richland Community Library, which serves 5,864 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Richland Community Library
111 East Main Street, Richland 17087
45 hrsopen a week
2,154sq 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 Richland Community Library
15K
visits
2.6 per resident
20K
loans, print + digital
3.4 per resident
97
programs & events
4,050 attended
3,450
library cards
59% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000 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
2.6 visits · typical 3.0
A little below typical (44th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
3.2 print items · typical 3.8
A little below typical (41th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.2 e-items · typical 1.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (16th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.9 kids’ items · typical 1.6
A little below typical (32th percentile)
Program attendance
0.7 attendees · typical 0.5
Higher than 63% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
59% of residents
Higher than 71% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
20K loans last year
Books & media (adults)66%Kids’ books & media28%E-books, audio & streaming6%
Who the programs are for
97 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$26 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $151K.
Local 10%State 13%Gifts & other 77%
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.