Library · Upper Saucon
Southern Lehigh Public Library
Upper Saucon’s library is the Southern Lehigh Public Library, a branch of Southern Lehigh Public Library, open about 54 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Upper Saucon’s branch belongs to Southern Lehigh Public Library, which serves 23,281 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Southern Lehigh Public Library
3200 Preston Lane, Center Valley 18034
54 hrsopen a week
10,000sq 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 Southern Lehigh Public Library
47K
visits
2.0 per resident
118K
loans, print + digital
5.1 per resident
270
programs & events
7,830 attended
6,977
library cards
30% 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
2.0 visits · typical 3.1
A little below typical (30th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
4.0 print items · typical 3.9
Higher than 50% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
1.1 e-items · typical 1.1
Higher than 50% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
2.6 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Higher than 66% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.4
A little below typical (39th percentile)
Cardholders
30% of residents
A little below typical (32th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
118K loans last year
Books & media (adults)27%Kids’ books & media51%E-books, audio & streaming22%
Who the programs are for
270 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$24 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $551K.
Local 66%State 13%Gifts & other 21%
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.