Library · Shillington
Mifflin Community Library
Shillington’s library is the Mifflin Community Library, a branch of Mifflin Community Library, open about 45 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Shillington’s branch belongs to Mifflin Community Library, which serves 27,022 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Mifflin Community Library
6 Philadelphia Ave., Shillington 19607
45 hrsopen a week
7,892sq 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 Mifflin Community Library
62K
visits
2.3 per resident
120K
loans, print + digital
4.5 per resident
275
programs & events
8,135 attended
6,020
library cards
22% 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
2.3 visits · typical 2.6
A little below typical (43th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
3.8 print items · typical 3.7
Higher than 51% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
0.7 e-items · typical 1.2
A little below typical (29th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.4 kids’ items · typical 1.7
A little below typical (45th percentile)
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.3
A little below typical (46th percentile)
Cardholders
22% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (17th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
120K loans last year
Books & media (adults)53%Kids’ books & media32%E-books, audio & streaming15%
Who the programs are for
275 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$11 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $299K.
Local 51%State 21%Gifts & other 29%
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.