Library · Sewickley
Sewickley Public Library
Sewickley’s library is the Sewickley Public Library, a branch of Sewickley Public Library, open about 67 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Sewickley’s branch belongs to Sewickley Public Library, which serves 14,121 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Sewickley Public Library
500 Thorn St., Sewickley 15143
67 hrsopen a week
22,000sq 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 Sewickley Public Library
177K
visits
12.5 per resident
393K
loans, print + digital
27.8 per resident
1,166
programs & events
25K attended
14K
library cards
100% 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
12.5 visits · typical 3.1
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
22.1 print items · typical 3.9
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
5.7 e-items · typical 1.1
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
11.4 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
1.8 attendees · typical 0.4
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
100% of residents
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
393K loans last year
Books & media (adults)39%Kids’ books & media41%E-books, audio & streaming21%
Who the programs are for
1,166 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$108 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $1.5M.
Local 46%State 4%Gifts & other 50%
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.