Methodist Episcopal Church of Burlington · Photo: Smallbones · CC0West Burlington Township’s library runs 4.3 programs per 1,000 residents, against a typical 24 for libraries its size
Bradford County Library serves 23,184 people in and around West Burlington Township. Last year it lent 67K books, movies and e-books and logged 22K visits.
West Burlington Township’s library, in brief
Below typical on every measure
Against libraries serving 10,000 to 25,000 people, Bradford County Library sits below the middle on all six per-resident measures we compare, and in the bottom 30% on six. How it compares ↓
Few programs for a library this size
Bradford County Library offered 100 programs last year, 4.3 per 1,000 residents against a typical 24. Kids & programs ↓
Programs are almost all for children
80% of the 100 programs last year were for ages 11 and under, including about 1.4 a week for ages 0–5. Kids & programs ↓
Pennsylvania pays a big share
30% of the budget comes from the state, and 66% from local taxes. Nationally, most library money is local. What your card is worth ↓
Open about 65 hours a week
The West Burlington Township branch is open about 65 hours a week, averaged over the year. The building ↓
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; Bradford County Library serves 23,184 people in and around West Burlington Township, and its numbers cover all of them.
What’s behind West Burlington Township’s civic life grade
West Burlington Township 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 10,000 to 25,000 people across the U.S.
Bradford County Library serves 23,184 people, so it’s measured against U.S. libraries serving 10,000 to 25,000.
Every hour the doors are open, about 14 items go out
Fiscal year 2024, for the whole Bradford County Library system. The library’s own count.
Mostly books and media off the shelf
67K loans last year: print, kids’ and digital.
13,923 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
Bradford County Library, 16093 Route 6, Troy.
No late fees. E-books and audiobooks from home. Loans renew on their own if no one’s waiting. Research databases: courses, journals, genealogy. Good at every Bradford County Library branch.
New in West Burlington Township? 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 $1.99 worth
Set what you’d borrow in a month. It starts at what the average West Burlington Township cardholder borrows.
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $550K.
Last year the library lent and hosted about $1.1M worth of books, e-books, programs and Wi-Fi on a $550K 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 1,553 cardholders ÷ 12.
Libraries next door
Who has a library of their own, and how much each town borrows. Tap a town to see its library.
| Town | Library | Loans per resident | Hours | Civic life |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Burlington Township | Bradford County Library fine-free | — | 65 | — under 1,000 residents |
| Burlington Township | None of its own | — | — | — under 1,000 residents |
| Granville Township | None of its own | — | — | — under 1,000 residents |
| Troy Township | None of its own | — | — | A |
| Burlington | None of its own | — | — | — under 1,000 residents |
| Smithfield Township | None of its own | — | — | A− |
| Springfield Township | None of its own | — | — | C |
| Franklin Township | None of its own | — | — | — under 1,000 residents |
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.
- System-wide. Bradford County Library serves 23,184 people in and around West Burlington Township, so the yearly numbers cover all of them, not just West Burlington Township.
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 West Burlington Township
Does West Burlington Township have a public library?
Yes. Bradford County Library, 16093 Route 6, serves 23,184 people in and around West Burlington Township (the survey’s count) and is open about 65 hours a week, averaged over the year.
Is Bradford 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 West Burlington Township’s library?
It logged 0.9 visits and lent 2.9 items per resident in 2024, against a typical 3.1 visits for libraries serving 10,000 to 25,000 people.
What is West Burlington Township’s civic life grade?
West Burlington Township 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 West Burlington Township.
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.