Library · Sharon
Community Library of the Shenango Valley
Sharon’s library is the Community Library of the Shenango Valley, a branch of Community Library of the Shenango Valley, open about 52 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Sharon’s branch belongs to Community Library of the Shenango Valley, which serves 33,635 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Community Library of the Shenango Valley
11 N Sharpsville Ave, Sharon 16146
52 hrsopen a week
17,232sq 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 Community Library of the Shenango Valley
81K
visits
2.4 per resident
54K
loans, print + digital
1.6 per resident
910
programs & events
9,603 attended
15K
library cards
43% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 25,000 to 100,000 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
2.4 visits · typical 2.6
A little below typical (46th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.4 print items · typical 3.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (19th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.2 e-items · typical 1.2
Lower than most similar-size libraries (7th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.5 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (16th percentile)
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.3
A little below typical (43th percentile)
Cardholders
43% of residents
Higher than 58% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
54K loans last year
Books & media (adults)58%Kids’ books & media31%E-books, audio & streaming10%
Who the programs are for
910 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$17 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $581K.
Local 34%State 27%Gifts & other 38%
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.