Library · Roaring Spring
Roaring Spring Community Library
Roaring Spring’s library is the Roaring Spring Community Library, a branch of Roaring Spring Community Library, open about 46 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Roaring Spring’s branch belongs to Roaring Spring Community Library, which serves 6,181 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Roaring Spring Community Library
320 East Main St., Roaring Spring 16673
46 hrsopen a week
6,000sq 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 Roaring Spring Community Library
52K
visits
8.3 per resident
7,415
loans, print + digital
1.2 per resident
408
programs & events
2,884 attended
845
library cards
14% 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
8.3 visits · typical 3.0
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
1.0 print items · typical 3.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (10th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.2 e-items · typical 1.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (15th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.5 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (17th percentile)
Program attendance
0.5 attendees · typical 0.5
A little below typical (47th percentile)
Cardholders
14% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (7th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
7,415 loans last year
Books & media (adults)43%Kids’ books & media41%E-books, audio & streaming16%
Who the programs are for
408 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$19 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $116K.
Local 14%State 24%Gifts & other 62%
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.