Library · Vandergrift
Vandergrift Public Library Association
Vandergrift’s library is the Vandergrift Public Library Association, a branch of Vandergrift Public Library Association, open about 43 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Vandergrift’s branch belongs to Vandergrift Public Library Association, which serves 6,465 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Vandergrift Public Library Association
128c Washington Avenue, Vandergrift 15690
43 hrsopen a week
3,086sq 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 Vandergrift Public Library Association
3,353
visits
0.5 per resident
24K
loans, print + digital
3.6 per resident
197
programs & events
5,320 attended
1,532
library cards
24% 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
0.5 visits · typical 3.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (4th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
2.9 print items · typical 3.8
A little below typical (37th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.7 e-items · typical 1.0
A little below typical (38th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.4 kids’ items · typical 1.6
A little below typical (45th percentile)
Program attendance
0.8 attendees · typical 0.5
Higher than 70% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
24% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (20th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
24K loans last year
Books & media (adults)42%Kids’ books & media39%E-books, audio & streaming19%
Who the programs are for
197 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 $99K.
Local 30%State 26%Gifts & other 44%
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.