Library · Slatington
Slatington Public Library Inc
Slatington’s library is the Slatington Public Library Inc, a branch of Slatington Public Library Inc, open about 40 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Slatington’s branch belongs to Slatington Public Library Inc, which serves 12,901 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Slatington Public Library Inc
650 Main St., Slatington 18080
40 hrsopen a week
3,994sq 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 Slatington Public Library Inc
4,558
visits
0.4 per resident
31K
loans, print + digital
2.4 per resident
57
programs & events
1,289 attended
1,764
library cards
14% 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
0.4 visits · typical 3.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (1th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
0.7 print items · typical 3.9
Lower than most similar-size libraries (5th percentile)
Digital borrowing
1.7 e-items · typical 1.1
Higher than 68% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
0.3 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (10th percentile)
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.4
Lower than most similar-size libraries (9th percentile)
Cardholders
14% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (6th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
31K loans last year
Books & media (adults)16%Kids’ books & media14%E-books, audio & streaming70%
Who the programs are for
57 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$12 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $155K.
Local 8%State 15%Gifts & other 76%
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.