Library · West Grove
Avon Grove Library
West Grove’s library is the Avon Grove Library, a branch of Avon Grove Library, open about 52 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. West Grove’s branch belongs to Avon Grove Library, which serves 33,145 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Avon Grove Library
117 Rosehill Avenue, West Grove 19390
52 hrsopen a week
5,500sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Avon Grove Library
78K
visits
2.3 per resident
160K
loans, print + digital
4.8 per resident
771
programs & events
12K attended
8,411
library cards
25% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 25,000 to 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
2.3 visits · typical 2.6
A little below typical (44th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
3.1 print items · typical 3.7
A little below typical (42th percentile)
Digital borrowing
1.8 e-items · typical 1.2
Higher than 66% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
0.2 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (6th percentile)
Program attendance
0.4 attendees · typical 0.3
Higher than 56% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
25% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (22th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
160K loans last year
Books & media (adults)59%Kids’ books & media5%E-books, audio & streaming36%
Who the programs are for
771 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$14 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $476K.
Local 46%State 20%Gifts & other 34%
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.