Hustontown’s library is a branch of Fulton County Library, which lends less per resident than 65% of systems its size
Hustontown’s library is the Hustontown Branch Library, a branch of Fulton County Library, which serves 14,556 people and lent 53K items last year.
The short version on Hustontown’s library
Mostly paid for by gifts, not taxes
75% of the system’s income comes from gifts, endowments, fees and other sources, not taxes. Local taxes cover 6%. What your card is worth ↓
Open only about 19 hours a week
The Hustontown branch keeps short hours: about 19 a week, averaged over the year, so check its schedule before you go. The building ↓
Programs lean toward adults
51% of the 424 programs last year were for adults: classes, talks, clubs and events. 151 were for children. Kids & programs ↓
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; Hustontown’s library is a branch of Fulton County Library, so they cover the whole system (14,556 people), not just the Hustontown branch.
What’s behind Hustontown’s civic life grade
Hustontown 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 →
Ahead of most similar-size libraries on 1 of 8 measures
Per resident, against libraries serving 10,000 to 25,000 people across the U.S.
Fulton County Library serves 14,556 people, so it’s measured against U.S. libraries serving 10,000 to 25,000.
Every hour the doors are open, about 15 items go out
Fiscal year 2024, for the whole Fulton County Library system. The library’s own count.
Mostly books and media off the shelf
53K loans last year: print, kids’ and digital.
11,855 e-books, e-audiobooks and streams last year. Borrow from home with your card, plus research databases: courses, journals, genealogy and more.
About 3 kids’ programs a week
Story times, clubs, classes and events, across the whole system, by who they’re for.
Programs last year by age group
story times and programs a week for ages 0–5, on average.
Find it
Hustontown Branch Library, 313 East Pitt Street, Suite B, Hustontown.
No late fees. E-books and audiobooks from home. Research databases: courses, journals, genealogy. Good at every Fulton County Library branch.
New in Hustontown? 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 $2.52 worth
Set what you’d borrow in a month. It starts at what the average Hustontown cardholder borrows.
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $339K.
Last year the library lent and hosted about $854K worth of books, e-books, programs and Wi-Fi on a $339K 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 2,854 cardholders ÷ 12.
What this data can and can’t tell you
From the Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024.
- System-wide. Hustontown Branch Library is one branch of Fulton County Library, so the yearly numbers cover every branch and all 14,556 people it serves.
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 Hustontown
Does Hustontown have a public library?
Yes: Hustontown Branch Library, 313 East Pitt Street, Suite B, is a branch of Fulton County Library, which serves 14,556 people. The branch is open about 19 hours a week, averaged over the year.
Is Fulton County 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 Hustontown’s library?
It logged 2.0 visits and lent 3.6 items per resident in 2024, against a typical 3.1 visits for libraries serving 10,000 to 25,000 people.
What is Hustontown’s civic life grade?
Hustontown 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 Hustontown.
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.