Library · Union
Union City Public Library
Union’s library is the Union City Public Library, a branch of Union City Public Library, open about 44 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Union’s branch belongs to Union City Public Library, which serves 6,330 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Union City Public Library
2 Stranahan St., Union City 16438
44 hrsopen a week
5,792sq 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 Union City Public Library
9,068
visits
1.4 per resident
21K
loans, print + digital
3.4 per resident
119
programs & events
1,863 attended
761
library cards
12% 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
1.4 visits · typical 3.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (21th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
2.8 print items · typical 3.8
A little below typical (36th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.5 e-items · typical 1.0
A little below typical (31th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.0 kids’ items · typical 1.6
A little below typical (32th percentile)
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.5
A little below typical (31th percentile)
Cardholders
12% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (5th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
21K loans last year
Books & media (adults)55%Kids’ books & media29%E-books, audio & streaming16%
Who the programs are for
119 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$15 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $93K.
Local 45%State 30%Gifts & other 25%
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.