Library · St. Thomas
St. Thomas Branch Library
St. Thomas’s library is the St. Thomas Branch Library, a branch of Franklin County Library System - Admin Unit, open about 20 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. St. Thomas’s branch belongs to Franklin County Library System - Admin Unit, which serves 135,038 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
St. Thomas Branch Library
30 School House Road, St. Thomas 17252
20 hrsopen a week
2,166sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Franklin County Library System - Admin Unit
185K
visits
1.4 per resident
318K
loans, print + digital
2.4 per resident
1,793
programs & events
29K attended
35K
library cards
26% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 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
1.4 visits · typical 2.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (21th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.9 print items · typical 3.2
Lower than most similar-size libraries (23th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.5 e-items · typical 1.4
Lower than most similar-size libraries (16th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.0 kids’ items · typical 1.6
A little below typical (28th percentile)
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.2
Higher than 51% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
26% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (22th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
318K loans last year
Books & media (adults)36%Kids’ books & media44%E-books, audio & streaming20%
Who the programs are for
1,793 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$24 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $3.3M.
Local 52%State 22%Federal 4%Gifts & other 21%
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.