Library · Williamsport
James V.Brown Library
Williamsport’s library is the James V.Brown Library, a branch of James V Brown Library, open about 54 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Williamsport’s branch belongs to James V Brown Library, which serves 82,529 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
James V.Brown Library
19 East 4th St., Williamsport 17701
54 hrsopen a week
58,000sq 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 James V Brown Library
118K
visits
1.4 per resident
389K
loans, print + digital
4.7 per resident
658
programs & events
15K attended
36K
library cards
43% 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
1.4 visits · typical 2.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (21th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
4.1 print items · typical 3.7
Higher than 55% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
0.6 e-items · typical 1.2
A little below typical (27th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.4 kids’ items · typical 1.7
A little below typical (42th percentile)
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.3
Lower than most similar-size libraries (24th percentile)
Cardholders
43% of residents
Higher than 58% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
389K loans last year
Books & media (adults)59%Kids’ books & media29%E-books, audio & streaming12%
Who the programs are for
658 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$34 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $2.8M.
Local 39%State 37%Gifts & other 23%
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.