Library · Telford
Indian Valley Public Library
Telford’s library is the Indian Valley Public Library, a branch of Indian Valley Public Library, open about 64 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Telford’s branch belongs to Indian Valley Public Library, which serves 44,309 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Indian Valley Public Library
100 East Church Ave, Telford 18969
64 hrsopen a week
25,239sq 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 Indian Valley Public Library
116K
visits
2.6 per resident
461K
loans, print + digital
10.4 per resident
1,168
programs & events
23K attended
34K
library cards
77% 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
2.6 visits · typical 2.6
Higher than 50% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
8.7 print items · typical 3.7
Higher than 86% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
1.7 e-items · typical 1.2
Higher than 65% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
4.9 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.5 attendees · typical 0.3
Higher than 73% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
77% of residents
Higher than 89% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
461K loans last year
Books & media (adults)36%Kids’ books & media47%E-books, audio & streaming16%
Who the programs are for
1,168 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$28 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $1.2M.
Local 73%State 13%Gifts & other 14%
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.