Glenshaw’s library runs 70 programs per 1,000 residents, against a typical 14 for libraries its size
Shaler North Hills Library serves 28,132 people in and around Glenshaw. Last year it lent 482K books, movies and e-books and logged 129K visits.
The short version on Glenshaw’s library
Five times the programs of a typical library its size
Shaler North Hills Library ran 1,971 programs last year, about 38 a week. That’s 70 per 1,000 residents, against a typical 14. People show up: 70,000 attended. Kids & programs ↓
More than half the print loans are for kids
Children’s books and media are 58% of print loans, and kids’ borrowing per resident is higher than at 98% of similar-size libraries. Kids & programs ↓
Mostly paid for by gifts, not taxes
50% of the library’s income comes from gifts, endowments, fees and other sources, not taxes. Local taxes cover 45%. What your card is worth ↓
Glenshaw is a town of borrowers
Shaler North Hills Library lends 14 print items per resident, against a typical 3.7 for libraries serving 25,000 to 100,000 people, more than 96% of similar-size libraries. Each item on the shelves went out about 3.3 times last year. What people borrow ↓
Glenshaw out-borrows every town next door
At 17.1 loans per resident, Glenshaw leads the four towns here. The closest is Shaler Township, at 17.1. Libraries next door ↓
This summary is written from the numbers on this page. Numbers are the library’s own report to the Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024.
What’s behind Glenshaw’s civic life grade
Glenshaw isn’t graded on civic life: TownRatings grades towns of 1,000 residents or more.
Civic life counts registered nonprofits, library visits and online volunteering groups, so it can miss civic life that runs through congregations, mutual aid or neighbors looking out for each other.
Library visits: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024. Nonprofits: IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File, October 2026. Volunteering: Social Capital Atlas (Opportunity Insights), from data by Meta Platforms, Inc.; Chetty et al., Nature 2022. How TownRatings grades civic life →
About 23 kids’ programs a week
Story times, clubs, classes and events, by who they’re for.
Programs last year by age group
story times and programs a week for ages 0–5, on average.
Ahead of most similar-size libraries on all 8 measures
Per resident, against libraries serving 25,000 to 100,000 people across the U.S.
Shaler North Hills Library serves 28,132 people, so it’s measured against U.S. libraries serving 25,000 to 100,000.
Every hour the doors are open, about 186 items go out
Fiscal year 2024. The library’s own count.
More than half the print loans are kids’ books
482K loans last year: print, kids’ and digital.
Each of the 120K books and other items on the shelves went out about 3.3 times last year, on average.
84,902 e-books, e-audiobooks and streams last year. Borrow from home with your card, plus research databases: courses, journals, genealogy and more.
Find it
Shaler North Hills Library, 1822 Mount Royal Blvd, Glenshaw.
No late fees. E-books and audiobooks from home. Loans renew on their own if no one’s waiting. Research databases: courses, journals, genealogy.
New in Glenshaw? The Handbook →Hours are the survey’s yearly average. Check the library’s own site for today’s hours.
For every $1 it spends, the library lends about $6.17 worth
Set what you’d borrow in a month. It starts at what the average Glenshaw cardholder borrows.
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $1.2M.
Last year the library lent and hosted about $7.7M worth of books, e-books, programs and Wi-Fi on a $1.2M budget.
Fine-free. No late fees on books returned late.
Retail prices are typical, rounded down: a new book $17, a kids’ book $12, an e-book or e-audiobook $15, a movie rental $4, a class or program $10, a computer or Wi-Fi session $3. The average cardholder’s month = the library’s yearly loans, attendance and Wi-Fi sessions ÷ its 13,045 cardholders ÷ 12.
Libraries next door
Glenshaw borrows the most per resident of the 4 towns here. Tap a town to see its library.
| Town | Library | Loans per resident | Hours | Civic life |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenshaw | Shaler North Hills Library fine-free | 17.1 | 50 | — graded as part of its town |
| Shaler Township | Shaler North Hills Library fine-free | 17.1 | 50 | B− |
| Allison Park | Hampton Community Library | 8.8 | 44 | — graded as part of its town |
| Hampton Township | Hampton Community Library | 8.8 | 44 | C |
Loans = print + digital items borrowed in the library’s fiscal year, per person it serves. — = no library of its own, a county or regional system (its numbers cover many towns), or no report. Civic life: — = not graded (unincorporated places, whose nonprofits can’t be placed by mailing address, or towns with fewer than two of the three inputs).
What this data can and can’t tell you
From the Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024.
- The library’s own count. Libraries report their own visits, loans and programs. A library that didn’t respond keeps its address and hours here, with no numbers.
Hours are the survey’s yearly average; libraries are compared with others serving about as many people. How TownRatings uses library figures →
Questions about the library and civic life in Glenshaw
Does Glenshaw have a public library?
Yes. Shaler North Hills Library, 1822 Mount Royal Blvd, serves 28,132 people in and around Glenshaw (the survey’s count) and is open about 50 hours a week, averaged over the year.
Is Shaler North Hills Library fine-free? Does it lend e-books?
Yes to both: no late fees, and e-books, audiobooks and research databases with a card (the library’s 2024 survey report).
How busy is Glenshaw’s library?
It logged 4.6 visits and lent 17.1 items per resident in 2024, against a typical 2.6 visits for libraries serving 25,000 to 100,000 people.
What is Glenshaw’s civic life grade?
Glenshaw isn’t graded on civic life: TownRatings grades towns of 1,000 residents or more. How it works.
Book talk
Reading, story times and the library in Glenshaw.
Libraries: Institute of Museum and Library Services, Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024. Each library reports its own numbers. Distances are straight-line from the town center. “What your card is worth” uses typical retail prices and is an estimate, not an official figure.