Library · Spring
Spring City Free Public Library
Spring’s library is the Spring City Free Public Library, a branch of Spring City Free Public Library, open about 46 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Spring’s branch belongs to Spring City Free Public Library, which serves 14,461 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Spring City Free Public Library
245 Broad St., Spring City 19475
46 hrsopen a week
1,600sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Spring City Free Public Library
29K
visits
2.0 per resident
40K
loans, print + digital
2.7 per resident
199
programs & events
2,130 attended
3,660
library cards
25% 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
2.0 visits · typical 3.1
A little below typical (30th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
2.2 print items · typical 3.9
A little below typical (27th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.5 e-items · typical 1.1
A little below typical (25th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.3 kids’ items · typical 1.8
A little below typical (38th percentile)
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.4
Lower than most similar-size libraries (14th percentile)
Cardholders
25% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (23th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
40K loans last year
Books & media (adults)34%Kids’ books & media47%E-books, audio & streaming19%
Who the programs are for
199 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 $179K.
Local 43%State 24%Federal 6%Gifts & other 27%
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.