Library · Wellsboro
Green Free Library of Wellsboro
Wellsboro’s library is the Green Free Library of Wellsboro, a branch of Green Free Library of Wellsboro, open about 55 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Wellsboro’s branch belongs to Green Free Library of Wellsboro, which serves 11,828 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Green Free Library of Wellsboro
134 Main St., Wellsboro 16901
55 hrsopen a week
9,000sq 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 Green Free Library of Wellsboro
35K
visits
2.9 per resident
57K
loans, print + digital
4.9 per resident
116
programs & events
3,284 attended
3,041
library cards
26% 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
2.9 visits · typical 3.1
A little below typical (48th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
3.9 print items · typical 3.9
Higher than 50% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
0.9 e-items · typical 1.1
A little below typical (45th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.7 kids’ items · typical 1.8
A little below typical (49th percentile)
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.4
A little below typical (31th percentile)
Cardholders
26% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (24th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
57K loans last year
Books & media (adults)45%Kids’ books & media36%E-books, audio & streaming19%
Who the programs are for
116 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$32 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $382K.
Local 7%State 11%Gifts & other 83%
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.