Library · Pennsboro
Pennsboro Branch
Pennsboro’s library is the Pennsboro Branch, a branch of Ritchie County Public Library, open about 33 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Pennsboro’s branch belongs to Ritchie County Public Library, which serves 8,444 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Pennsboro Branch
411 Main Street, Pennsboro 26415
33 hrsopen a week
4,640sq 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 Ritchie County Public Library
44K
visits
5.2 per resident
40K
loans, print + digital
4.7 per resident
204
programs & events
6,912 attended
4,047
library cards
48% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000 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
5.2 visits · typical 3.0
Higher than 76% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
3.5 print items · typical 3.8
A little below typical (46th percentile)
Digital borrowing
1.2 e-items · typical 1.0
Higher than 58% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.8 attendees · typical 0.5
Higher than 70% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
48% of residents
Higher than 59% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
40K loans last year
Books & media (adults)74%Kids’ books & media0%E-books, audio & streaming26%
Who the programs are for
204 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$74 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $628K.
Local 91%State 6%Gifts & other 3%
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.