Library · Towanda
Towanda Public Library
Towanda’s library is the Towanda Public Library, a branch of Towanda Public Library, open about 45 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Towanda’s branch belongs to Towanda Public Library, which serves 10,096 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Towanda Public Library
104 Main St., Towanda 18848
45 hrsopen a week
9,450sq 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 Towanda Public Library
13K
visits
1.3 per resident
21K
loans, print + digital
2.1 per resident
170
programs & events
1,139 attended
1,761
library cards
17% 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
1.3 visits · typical 3.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (18th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.5 print items · typical 3.9
Lower than most similar-size libraries (16th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.6 e-items · typical 1.1
A little below typical (29th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.8 kids’ items · typical 1.8
A little below typical (25th percentile)
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.4
Lower than most similar-size libraries (11th percentile)
Cardholders
17% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (10th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
21K loans last year
Books & media (adults)34%Kids’ books & media38%E-books, audio & streaming29%
Who the programs are for
170 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$14 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $139K.
Local 15%State 15%Gifts & other 70%
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.