Library · State College
Schlow Centre Region Library
State College’s library is the Schlow Centre Region Library, a branch of Schlow Centre Region Library, open about 60 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. State College’s branch belongs to Schlow Centre Region Library, which serves 94,625 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Schlow Centre Region Library
211 South Allen Street, State College 16801
60 hrsopen a week
35,000sq 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 Schlow Centre Region Library
216K
visits
2.3 per resident
690K
loans, print + digital
7.3 per resident
735
programs & events
23K attended
41K
library cards
43% 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
2.3 visits · typical 2.6
A little below typical (43th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
5.7 print items · typical 3.7
Higher than 69% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
1.6 e-items · typical 1.2
Higher than 62% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
3.1 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Higher than 75% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.3
A little below typical (36th percentile)
Cardholders
43% of residents
Higher than 58% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
690K loans last year
Books & media (adults)36%Kids’ books & media43%E-books, audio & streaming22%
Who the programs are for
735 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$34 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $3.2M.
Local 57%State 17%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.