Library · Ringtown
Ringtown Area Library
Ringtown’s library is the Ringtown Area Library, a branch of Ringtown Area Library, open about 45 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Ringtown’s branch belongs to Ringtown Area Library, which serves 1,949 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Ringtown Area Library
132 W. Main Street, Ringtown 17967
45 hrsopen a week
3,033sq 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 Ringtown Area Library
9,082
visits
4.7 per resident
11K
loans, print + digital
5.8 per resident
141
programs & events
2,493 attended
546
library cards
28% 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
4.7 visits · typical 3.5
Higher than 64% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
5.7 print items · typical 3.9
Higher than 67% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
0.1 e-items · typical 1.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (23th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
2.6 kids’ items · typical 1.4
Higher than 72% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
1.3 attendees · typical 0.7
Higher than 71% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
28% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (20th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
11K loans last year
Books & media (adults)52%Kids’ books & media45%E-books, audio & streaming2%
Who the programs are for
141 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$52 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $102K.
Local 17%State 11%Gifts & other 73%
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.