Butler County Federated Library System-Admin Unit
Butler County Federated Library System-Admin Unit is a nonprofit public library based in Butler, Pennsylvania, serving a legal service area of 74,195 residents from a single building. Among profiled systems serving 50,000 to 99,999 residents, it ranks last for paid staff per resident, second-lowest for visits per resident and second-lowest for physical checkouts per resident.
By population served it is the 25th-largest of the 435 profiled systems in Pennsylvania. Against the median system of its size class, it records only 6% of the program attendance per resident and only 12% of the print volumes per resident.
Butler County Federated Library System-Admin Unit against the 559 systems of its size class
Butler County Federated Library System-Admin Unit in numbers, FY 2024
- Visits
- 3,448
- Physical checkouts
- 10,427
- …of children's materials
- 4,735
- Electronic checkouts
- 1,562
- …of e-books
- 430
- …of e-audio
- 858
- Registered users
- 1,612
- Program sessions
- 125
- Program attendance
- 1,223
- Print volumes
- 14,844
- Audio items (physical)
- 358
- Video items (physical)
- 1,042
- Public computers
- 5
- Public service hours, all outlets
- 1,456
- Paid staff (full-time equivalent)
- 2.3
- Operating spending
- $519,055
- …on books and other materials
- $101,164
- Overdue fines on print items
- charged
Where Butler County Federated Library System-Admin Unit gets its operating money
Operating revenue came to $428,253, or $5.77 per resident. The local-government share sits 15 percentage points below the combined share for the 435 profiled systems in Pennsylvania. No federal operating revenue was reported.
- Local government
- State
- Federal
- Other (fines, fees, gifts, grants)
Nonprofit association libraries of similar size in other states
All six of these systems record more visits per resident than this one. The highest checkout rate in the group belongs to Cedar Mill Community Library in Oregon.
| System | Based in | Residents | Visits per resident | Checkouts per resident | Spending per resident |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chemung County Library District | Elmira, NY | 84,148 | 2.14 | 3.00 | $46.15 |
| Cedar Mill Community Library | Portland, OR | 81,183 | 5.24 | 22.16 | $70.17 |
| New Britain Public Library | New Britain, CT | 74,080 | 2.22 | 2.93 | $41.97 |
| Portland Public Library | Portland, ME | 69,104 | 5.50 | 5.51 | $86.03 |
| Utica Public Library | Utica, NY | 65,283 | 1.23 | 0.86 | $22.20 |
| Greenwich Library | Greenwich, CT | 63,574 | 7.74 | 9.06 | $170.95 |
Butler County Federated Library System-Admin Unit since FY 2019
Visits were 41% below the FY 2019 count of 5,809 (size-class median: −29%). Physical checkouts moved 15% up over the same span.
- Visits
- Physical checkouts
Who comes to Butler County Federated Library System-Admin Unit programs
Programs for children up to age 11 drew 72% of all program attendance, and sessions averaged 10 people each.
The Butler County Federated Library System-Admin Unit building
The single building covers 2,376 square feet, 0.03 square feet per resident against a median of 0.62 for the size class. It is open 28 hours a week.
| Building | Type | Town | Hours a week | Floor area, sq ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Trails Public Library | Branch | West Sunbury | 28 | 2,376 |
Nearest in size within Pennsylvania
- Greensburg Hempfield Area Library · Greensburg · 73,274 residents
- Kaltreider-Benfer Library · Red Lion · 71,227 residents
- Hazleton Area Public Library · Hazleton · 78,760 residents
- Easton Area Public Library · Easton · 69,439 residents