Library · Upper Paxton
Johnson Memorial Library
Upper Paxton’s library is the Johnson Memorial Library, a branch of Dauphin County Library System, open about 21 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Upper Paxton’s branch belongs to Dauphin County Library System, which serves 252,153 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Johnson Memorial Library
799 E. Center St., Millersburg 17061
21 hrsopen a week
2,928sq 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 Dauphin County Library System
528K
visits
2.1 per resident
1.1M
loans, print + digital
4.4 per resident
1,909
programs & events
31K attended
58K
library cards
23% 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
2.1 visits · typical 2.1
Higher than 50% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
3.3 print items · typical 3.2
Higher than 51% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
1.1 e-items · typical 1.4
A little below typical (43th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.6 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Higher than 50% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.2
Lower than most similar-size libraries (18th percentile)
Cardholders
23% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (18th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
1.1M loans last year
Books & media (adults)37%Kids’ books & media37%E-books, audio & streaming26%
Who the programs are for
1,909 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$30 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $7.6M.
Local 62%State 22%Gifts & other 16%
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.