Library · Upper Darby
Upper Darby Township & Sellers Memorial Free Public Library
Upper Darby’s library is the Upper Darby Township & Sellers Memorial Free Public Library, a branch of Upper Darby Township & Sellers Memorial Free Public Library, open about 53 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Upper Darby’s branch belongs to Upper Darby Township & Sellers Memorial Free Public Library, which serves 183,227 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Upper Darby Township & Sellers Memorial Free Public Library
76 South State Rd, Upper Darby 19082
53 hrsopen a week
10,778sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
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 Upper Darby Township & Sellers Memorial Free Public Library
146K
visits
0.8 per resident
279K
loans, print + digital
1.5 per resident
1,282
programs & events
19K attended
36K
library cards
19% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 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
0.8 visits · typical 2.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (6th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
0.8 print items · typical 3.2
Lower than most similar-size libraries (5th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.8 e-items · typical 1.4
A little below typical (29th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.4 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (7th percentile)
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.2
Lower than most similar-size libraries (13th percentile)
Cardholders
19% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (12th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
279K loans last year
Books & media (adults)26%Kids’ books & media24%E-books, audio & streaming50%
Who the programs are for
1,282 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$24 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $4.4M.
Local 58%State 34%Federal 6%Gifts & other 2%
Locations
Other Upper Darby Township & Sellers Memorial Free Public Library branches in Upper Darby
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.