Library · Tionesta
Sarah Stewart Bovard Memorial Library
Tionesta’s library is the Sarah Stewart Bovard Memorial Library, a branch of Sarah Stewart Bovard Memorial Library, open about 32 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Tionesta’s branch belongs to Sarah Stewart Bovard Memorial Library, which serves 2,612 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Sarah Stewart Bovard Memorial Library
156 Elm St., Tionesta 16353
32 hrsopen a week
4,682sq 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 Sarah Stewart Bovard Memorial Library
5,370
visits
2.1 per resident
7,455
loans, print + digital
2.9 per resident
256
programs & events
984 attended
500
library cards
19% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000 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
2.1 visits · typical 3.0
A little below typical (34th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
2.3 print items · typical 3.8
A little below typical (28th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.5 e-items · typical 1.0
A little below typical (32th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.6 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Higher than 51% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.4 attendees · typical 0.5
A little below typical (40th percentile)
Cardholders
19% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (13th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
7,455 loans last year
Books & media (adults)24%Kids’ books & media58%E-books, audio & streaming19%
Who the programs are for
256 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$35 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $90K.
Local 24%State 36%Gifts & other 40%
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.