Library · Gettysburg
Potter County Free Library
Gettysburg’s library is the Potter County Free Library, a branch of Potter County Free Library, open about 37 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Gettysburg’s branch belongs to Potter County Free Library, which serves 2,413 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Potter County Free Library
205 W Commercial Ave, Suite 103, Gettysburg 57442
37 hrsopen a week
2,691sq 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 Potter County Free Library
8,684
visits
3.6 per resident
22K
loans, print + digital
9.1 per resident
176
programs & events
2,166 attended
1,371
library cards
57% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving under 2,500 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
3.6 visits · typical 3.5
Higher than 52% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
6.6 print items · typical 3.9
Higher than 73% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
2.6 e-items · typical 1.0
Higher than 82% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
3.4 kids’ items · typical 1.4
Higher than 80% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.9 attendees · typical 0.7
Higher than 59% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
57% of residents
Higher than 53% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
22K loans last year
Books & media (adults)35%Kids’ books & media37%E-books, audio & streaming28%
Who the programs are for
176 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$71 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $171K.
Local 98%Gifts & other 2%
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.