Library · Scottdale
Scottdale Public Library
Scottdale’s library is the Scottdale Public Library, a branch of Scottdale Public Library, open about 45 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Scottdale’s branch belongs to Scottdale Public Library, which serves 14,695 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Scottdale Public Library
106 Spring Street, Scottdale 15683
45 hrsopen a week
9,265sq 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 Scottdale Public Library
32K
visits
2.2 per resident
39K
loans, print + digital
2.6 per resident
461
programs & events
11K attended
2,368
library cards
16% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 10,000 to 25,000 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
2.2 visits · typical 3.1
A little below typical (34th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
2.2 print items · typical 3.9
A little below typical (28th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.4 e-items · typical 1.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (21th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.0 kids’ items · typical 1.8
A little below typical (33th percentile)
Program attendance
0.8 attendees · typical 0.4
Higher than 77% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
16% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (8th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
39K loans last year
Books & media (adults)45%Kids’ books & media40%E-books, audio & streaming16%
Who the programs are for
461 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$17 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $251K.
Local 16%State 26%Gifts & other 58%
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.