Library · Sunbury
Degenstein Community Library
Sunbury’s library is the Degenstein Community Library, a branch of Degenstein Community Library, open about 41 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Sunbury’s branch belongs to Degenstein Community Library, which serves 18,002 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Degenstein Community Library
40 South Fifth Street, Sunbury 17801
41 hrsopen a week
16,250sq 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 Degenstein Community Library
55K
visits
3.0 per resident
38K
loans, print + digital
2.1 per resident
771
programs & events
12K attended
4,603
library cards
26% 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
3.0 visits · typical 3.1
A little below typical (49th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.7 print items · typical 3.9
Lower than most similar-size libraries (20th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.4 e-items · typical 1.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (19th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.6 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (18th percentile)
Program attendance
0.7 attendees · typical 0.4
Higher than 71% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
26% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (23th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
38K loans last year
Books & media (adults)53%Kids’ books & media28%E-books, audio & streaming19%
Who the programs are for
771 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$22 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $404K.
Local 9%State 19%Gifts & other 72%
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.