Library · Whitpain
Wissahickon Valley Public Library
Whitpain’s library is the Wissahickon Valley Public Library, a branch of Wissahickon Valley Public Library, open about 57 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Whitpain’s branch belongs to Wissahickon Valley Public Library, which serves 39,216 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Wissahickon Valley Public Library
650 Skippack Pike, Blue Bell 19422
57 hrsopen a week
21,400sq 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 Wissahickon Valley Public Library
134K
visits
3.4 per resident
378K
loans, print + digital
9.6 per resident
1,022
programs & events
16K attended
22K
library cards
56% 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
3.4 visits · typical 2.6
Higher than 66% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
8.1 print items · typical 3.7
Higher than 83% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
1.6 e-items · typical 1.2
Higher than 62% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
3.7 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Higher than 81% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.4 attendees · typical 0.3
Higher than 63% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
56% of residents
Higher than 76% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
378K loans last year
Books & media (adults)45%Kids’ books & media38%E-books, audio & streaming16%
Who the programs are for
1,022 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$37 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $1.4M.
Local 75%State 14%Gifts & other 11%
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.