montgomery county today
177
1. Includes Roslyn branch.
2. Includes East Cheltenham, Elkins Park, Glenside and La Mott branches.
3. The Lansdale Public Library is the sole library in the county that does
not receive state assistance.
4. Includes Ardmore, Bala Cynwyd, Belmont Hills, Gladwyne, Ludington
and Penn Wynne branches.
5. Includes Norristown Public Library, Conshohocken Free Library,
Perkiomen Valley Library at Schwenksville, Royersford Free Public
Library and the Upper Perkiomen Valley Public Library.
6. The Upper Dublin Public Library statistics include the North Hills
Branch, which is closed.
7. Includes Ambler branch.
Source: Pennsylvania Department of Education, Office of Commonwealth
Libraries, Bureau of Library Development (Pennsylvania Public Libraries
Annual Reports, 2012).
LIBRARY
CARD
HOLDERS
CIRCULATION
Abington Township Public Library
1
32,177
492,701
Cheltenham Township Library System
2
19,546
451,005
Free Library of Springfield Township
10,004
189,335
Horsham Township Library
14,074
364,482
Huntingdon Valley Library
6,054
90,865
Indian Valley Public Library
38,578
447,174
Jenkintown Library
3,438
69,056
Lansdale Public Library
3
6,679
97,232
Lower Merion Library System
4
31,472
972,675
Lower Providence Community Library
9,399
254,703
Montgomery County Library
System—Norristown
5
138,783
623,512
Upper Dublin Public Library
6
10,739
340,705
Upper Merion Township Library
25,236
225,396
Upper Moreland Public Library
10,797
196,197
William Jeanes Memorial Library
8,465
144,515
Wissahickon Valley Public Library
7
15,663
359,129
Total
374,179
5,722,824
Narberth Community Library
2,877
99,618
North Wales Library
5,095
72,934
Pottstown Public Library
17,072
113,531
Union Library Company of Hatboro
8,429
24,318
FIGURE 134:
Library Statistics (as of 2012)
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Pottstown
Norristown
Lansdale
Collegeville
Jenkintown
Conshohocken
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476
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276
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76
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476
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202
611
100
309
Hatboro
Ambler
Pennsburg
73
663
29
29
73
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Public Libraries
FIGURE 133:
Libraries
Source: Montgomery County Planning Commission
