Library · Taylor
Taylor Community Library
Taylor’s library is the Taylor Community Library, a branch of Taylor Community Library, open about 54 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Taylor’s branch belongs to Taylor Community Library, which serves 14,791 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Taylor Community Library
710 South Main Street, Taylor 18517
54 hrsopen a week
5,884sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
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 Taylor Community Library
29K
visits
1.9 per resident
53K
loans, print + digital
3.6 per resident
405
programs & events
9,889 attended
5,457
library cards
37% 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
1.9 visits · typical 3.1
A little below typical (29th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
2.9 print items · typical 3.9
A little below typical (37th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.6 e-items · typical 1.1
A little below typical (32th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.0 kids’ items · typical 1.8
A little below typical (31th percentile)
Program attendance
0.7 attendees · typical 0.4
Higher than 71% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
37% of residents
A little below typical (45th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
53K loans last year
Books & media (adults)55%Kids’ books & media27%E-books, audio & streaming18%
Who the programs are for
405 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$25 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $367K.
Local 81%State 9%Gifts & other 10%
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.