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Sinking Spring Public Library
Sinking Spring Public Library serves 4,286 people in and around Sinking Spring. Last year it logged 38,910 visits, about 9.1 for every resident, and lent 64K books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
Sinking Spring Public Library
3940 Penn Ave, Sinking Spring 19608
46 hrsopen a week
2,700sq ft
24Kbooks & media
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
#10
#10 of 440 PA libraries for visits per residentAmong every public library system in Pennsylvania that reported visits
Fiscal year 2024
A year at the library
39K
visits
9.1 per resident
64K
loans, print + digital
14.8 per resident
443
programs & events
7,904 attended
3,325
library cards
78% 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
9.1 visits · typical 3.0
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
12.4 print items · typical 3.8
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
2.5 e-items · typical 1.0
Higher than 84% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
5.1 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
1.8 attendees · typical 0.5
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
78% of residents
Higher than 83% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
64K loans last year
Books & media (adults)49%Kids’ books & media34%E-books, audio & streaming17%
Who the programs are for
443 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$63 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $269K.
Local 34%State 23%Gifts & other 44%
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.