Library · Youngwood
Youngwood Area Public Library
Youngwood’s library is the Youngwood Area Public Library, a branch of Greensburg Hempfield Area Library, open about 27 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Youngwood’s branch belongs to Greensburg Hempfield Area Library, which serves 73,274 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Youngwood Area Public Library
17 South Sixth Street, Youngwood 15697
27 hrsopen a week
1,302sq 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 Greensburg Hempfield Area Library
79K
visits
1.1 per resident
165K
loans, print + digital
2.3 per resident
1,122
programs & events
30K attended
8,504
library cards
12% 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
1.1 visits · typical 2.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (12th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.7 print items · typical 3.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (23th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.5 e-items · typical 1.2
A little below typical (25th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.7 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (22th percentile)
Program attendance
0.4 attendees · typical 0.3
Higher than 62% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
12% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (5th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
165K loans last year
Books & media (adults)46%Kids’ books & media30%E-books, audio & streaming23%
Who the programs are for
1,122 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$12 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $866K.
Local 20%State 29%Gifts & other 51%
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.