Library · Schuylkill Haven
Schuylkill Haven Free Public Library
Schuylkill Haven’s library is the Schuylkill Haven Free Public Library, a branch of Schuylkill Haven Free Public Library, open about 45 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Schuylkill Haven’s branch belongs to Schuylkill Haven Free Public Library, which serves 8,375 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Schuylkill Haven Free Public Library
104 Saint John St., Schuylkill Haven 17972
45 hrsopen a week
9,016sq 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 Schuylkill Haven Free Public Library
9,095
visits
1.1 per resident
12K
loans, print + digital
1.5 per resident
123
programs & events
675 attended
1,447
library cards
17% 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
1.1 visits · typical 3.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (14th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.4 print items · typical 3.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (16th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.0 e-items · typical 1.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (8th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.6 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (21th percentile)
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.5
Lower than most similar-size libraries (10th percentile)
Cardholders
17% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (11th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
12K loans last year
Books & media (adults)55%Kids’ books & media43%E-books, audio & streaming2%
Who the programs are for
123 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$18 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $148K.
Local 36%State 37%Gifts & other 27%
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.