Photo: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0Hyndman’s library is a branch of Bedford County Federated Library System - Amin Unit, which lends less per resident than 89% of systems its size
Hyndman’s library is the Hyndman-Londonberry Pub Lib, a branch of Bedford County Federated Library System - Amin Unit, which serves 30,700 people and lent 46K items last year.
Hyndman’s library, in brief
Pennsylvania pays a big share
58% of the budget comes from the state, and 23% from local taxes. Nationally, most library money is local. What your card is worth ↓
The Bedford County Federated Library System - Amin Unit system is used less than most libraries its size
The Bedford County Federated Library System - Amin Unit system records 1.3 visits per resident, against a typical 2.6 for libraries serving 25,000 to 100,000 people. Borrowing is 1 print items per resident, against a typical 3.7. It also spends less than most: $11 per resident, against a typical $40. How it compares ↓
Programs are almost all for children
82% of the 153 programs last year were for ages 11 and under, including about 1.3 a week for ages 0–5. Kids & programs ↓
Few programs for a library this size
The Bedford County Federated Library System - Amin Unit system offered 153 programs last year, 5 per 1,000 residents against a typical 14. Kids & programs ↓
Few residents carry a card
Only 11% of the people the system serves have a library card, against a typical 39% for its size. How it compares ↓
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; Hyndman’s library is a branch of Bedford County Federated Library System - Amin Unit, so they cover the whole system (30,700 people), not just the Hyndman branch.
What’s behind Hyndman’s civic life grade
Hyndman 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 →
Below most similar-size libraries on all 8 measures
Per resident, against libraries serving 25,000 to 100,000 people across the U.S.
Bedford County Federated Library System - Amin Unit serves 30,700 people, so it’s measured against U.S. libraries serving 25,000 to 100,000.
Every hour the doors are open, about 11 items go out
Fiscal year 2024, for the whole Bedford County Federated Library System - Amin Unit system. The library’s own count.
Not reported for 2024: books & media on the shelves. The survey fills a missing figure with its own estimate; we leave estimates out rather than show them as the library’s count.
Mostly books and media off the shelf
46K loans last year: print, kids’ and digital.
15,465 e-books, e-audiobooks and streams last year. Borrow from home with your card, plus research databases: courses, journals, genealogy and more.
About 2 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
Hyndman-Londonberry Pub Lib, 161 Clarence St., Hyndman.
No late fees. E-books and audiobooks from home. Research databases: courses, journals, genealogy. Good at every Bedford County Federated Library System - Amin Unit branch.
New in Hyndman? 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 $2.12 worth
Set what you’d borrow in a month. It starts at what the average Hyndman cardholder borrows.
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $337K.
Last year the library lent and hosted about $715K worth of books, e-books, programs and Wi-Fi on a $337K 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 3,278 cardholders ÷ 12.
What this data can and can’t tell you
From the Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024.
- Not reported for 2024: books & media on the shelves. The survey filled the figure with its own estimate, so it is left out.
- System-wide. Hyndman-Londonberry Pub Lib is one branch of Bedford County Federated Library System - Amin Unit, so the yearly numbers cover every branch and all 30,700 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 Hyndman
Does Hyndman have a public library?
Yes: Hyndman-Londonberry Pub Lib, 161 Clarence St., is a branch of Bedford County Federated Library System - Amin Unit, which serves 30,700 people. The branch is open about 29 hours a week, averaged over the year.
Is Bedford County Federated Library System - Amin Unit 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 Hyndman’s library?
It logged 1.3 visits and lent 1.5 items per resident in 2024, against a typical 2.6 visits for libraries serving 25,000 to 100,000 people.
What is Hyndman’s civic life grade?
Hyndman 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 Hyndman.
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.