Library · South Whitehall
Parkland Community Library
South Whitehall’s library is the Parkland Community Library, a branch of Parkland Community Library, open about 62 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. South Whitehall’s branch belongs to Parkland Community Library, which serves 63,112 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Parkland Community Library
4422 Walbert Avenue, Allentown 18104
62 hrsopen a week
5,400sq 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 Parkland Community Library
105K
visits
1.7 per resident
289K
loans, print + digital
4.6 per resident
646
programs & events
10K attended
15K
library cards
24% 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
1.7 visits · typical 2.6
A little below typical (27th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
3.5 print items · typical 3.7
A little below typical (48th percentile)
Digital borrowing
1.0 e-items · typical 1.2
A little below typical (46th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
2.0 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Higher than 56% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.3
Lower than most similar-size libraries (21th percentile)
Cardholders
24% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (20th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
289K loans last year
Books & media (adults)34%Kids’ books & media43%E-books, audio & streaming23%
Who the programs are for
646 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 $1.1M.
Local 69%State 14%Gifts & other 16%
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.