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Pennsylvania Library Districts Ranked by Expenditures

Normalized from state-comptroller audits and annual financial reports. Every agency is a live report card — click through for peer percentiles, fund balance, and distress indicators.

Cohort size 439
Median expenditures $262K
25th–75th percentile $122K  –  $616K
Total spend $415.3M
  1. #1
    FREE Library OF Philadelphia
    FY 2023 pop. 1,603,797
    Expenditures $112.5M
    Revenue $113.0M
  2. #2
    Carnegie Library OF Pittsburgh
    FY 2023 pop. 392,273
    Expenditures $40.2M
    Revenue $50.9M
  3. #3
    Bucks County FREE Library
    FY 2023 pop. 507,641
    Expenditures $9.1M
    Revenue $10.7M
  4. #4
    ERIE County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 237,610
    Expenditures $7.9M
    Revenue $8.1M
  5. #5
    Dauphin County Library System
    FY 2023 pop. 252,153
    Expenditures $7.6M
    Revenue $8.4M
  6. #6
    Chester County Library
    FY 2023 pop. 111,774
    Expenditures $7.6M
    Revenue $8.3M
  7. #7
    YORK SYS Admin UNIT
    FY 2023 pop. 282,763
    Expenditures $6.8M
    Revenue $6.4M
  8. #8
    Lower Merion Library System
    FY 2023 pop. 63,633
    Expenditures $6.5M
    Revenue $6.3M
  9. #9
    MONT Co-norristown PUB LIB
    FY 2023 pop. 336,716
    Expenditures $5.2M
    Revenue $5.7M
  10. #10
    Reading Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 130,706
    Expenditures $4.6M
    Revenue $5.0M
  11. #11
    Upper Darby Township & Sellers Memorial FREE Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 183,227
    Expenditures $4.6M
    Revenue $4.7M
  12. #12
    Scranton Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 96,329
    Expenditures $4.1M
    Revenue $4.4M
  13. #13
    Franklin SYS Admin UNIT
    FY 2023 pop. 135,038
    Expenditures $3.3M
    Revenue $3.4M
  14. #14
    Bosler FREE Library
    FY 2023 pop. 56,574
    Expenditures $3.2M
    Revenue $3.6M
  15. #15
    Bethlehem AREA Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 118,264
    Expenditures $3.1M
    Revenue $3.5M
  16. #16
    Allentown Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 139,466
    Expenditures $3.1M
    Revenue $2.4M
  17. #17
    Schlow Centre Region Library
    FY 2023 pop. 94,625
    Expenditures $2.9M
    Revenue $3.2M
  18. #18
    Northland Public Library Authority
    FY 2023 pop. 90,007
    Expenditures $2.9M
    Revenue $3.9M
  19. #19
    Abington TWP Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 61,140
    Expenditures $2.8M
    Revenue $2.7M
  20. #20
    MT. Lebanon Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 34,075
    Expenditures $2.7M
    Revenue $2.9M
  21. #21
    Lancaster SYS Admin UNIT
    FY 2023 pop. 4,387
    Expenditures $2.7M
    Revenue $3.2M
  22. #22
    James V Brown Library
    FY 2023 pop. 82,529
    Expenditures $2.5M
    Revenue $2.7M
  23. #23
    Adams SYS Admin UNIT
    FY 2023 pop. 103,852
    Expenditures $2.5M
    Revenue $2.5M
  24. #24
    Easton AREA Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 69,439
    Expenditures $2.3M
    Revenue $2.5M
  25. #25
    Osterhout FREE Library
    FY 2023 pop. 120,502
    Expenditures $2.2M
    Revenue $2.5M
  26. #26
    Upper Merion Township Library
    FY 2023 pop. 33,613
    Expenditures $2.1M
    Revenue $2.2M
  27. #27
    Cheltenham Twnshp LIB System
    FY 2023 pop. 37,452
    Expenditures $2.1M
    Revenue $2.2M
  28. #28
    Lancaster Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 214,988
    Expenditures $2.1M
    Revenue $1.9M
  29. #29
    Eastern Monroe Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 89,862
    Expenditures $2.0M
    Revenue $2.2M
  30. #30
    Monroeville Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 31,741
    Expenditures $1.9M
    Revenue $1.9M
  31. #31
    Tredyffrin Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 37,563
    Expenditures $1.7M
    Revenue $2.8M
  32. #32
    Upper Dublin Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 26,665
    Expenditures $1.7M
    Revenue $1.6M
  33. #33
    Cambria SYS Admin UNIT
    FY 2023 pop. 95,861
    Expenditures $1.7M
    Revenue $2.0M
  34. #34
    Cleve J. Fredricksen Library
    FY 2023 pop. 89,602
    Expenditures $1.6M
    Revenue $1.7M
  35. #35
    MEM Library OF Radnor Twnshp
    FY 2023 pop. 33,228
    Expenditures $1.6M
    Revenue $1.6M
  36. #36
    Allegheny SYS Admin UNIT
    FY 2023 pop. 8,006
    Expenditures $1.6M
    Revenue $1.5M
  37. #37
    Sewickley Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 14,121
    Expenditures $1.5M
    Revenue $2.6M
  38. #38
    Haverford Township FREE Library Association
    FY 2023 pop. 50,431
    Expenditures $1.4M
    Revenue $1.6M
  39. #39
    Wissahickon Valley PUB Library
    FY 2023 pop. 39,216
    Expenditures $1.4M
    Revenue $1.6M
  40. #40
    Kennett Library
    FY 2023 pop. 43,402
    Expenditures $1.4M
    Revenue $1.1M
  41. #41
    Manheim Township Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 43,977
    Expenditures $1.4M
    Revenue $1.4M
  42. #42
    Warren Library Association
    FY 2023 pop. 26,392
    Expenditures $1.3M
    Revenue $1.0M
  43. #43
    Indian Valley Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 44,309
    Expenditures $1.3M
    Revenue $1.1M
  44. #44
    Murrysville Community Library
    FY 2023 pop. 28,783
    Expenditures $1.3M
    Revenue $1.3M
  45. #45
    Easttown Library
    FY 2023 pop. 10,984
    Expenditures $1.3M
    Revenue $1.3M
  46. #46
    Citizens Library
    FY 2023 pop. 52,989
    Expenditures $1.3M
    Revenue $1.0M
  47. #47
    Hazleton AREA Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 78,760
    Expenditures $1.3M
    Revenue $1.6M
  48. #48
    Cooper-siegel Community Library
    FY 2023 pop. 29,438
    Expenditures $1.3M
    Revenue $1.4M
  49. #49
    Horsham Township Library
    FY 2023 pop. 26,564
    Expenditures $1.2M
    Revenue $1.2M
  50. #50
    Shaler North Hills Library
    FY 2023 pop. 28,132
    Expenditures $1.2M
    Revenue $1.6M
  51. #51
    Ephrata Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 35,189
    Expenditures $1.2M
    Revenue $1.1M
  52. #52
    Bethel PARK Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 33,577
    Expenditures $1.2M
    Revenue $1.3M
  53. #53
    Phoenixville Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 41,643
    Expenditures $1.2M
    Revenue $1.7M
  54. #54
    Hershey Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 24,715
    Expenditures $1.2M
    Revenue $1.2M
  55. #55
    William Jeanes MEM Library
    FY 2023 pop. 19,707
    Expenditures $1.2M
    Revenue $1.1M
  56. #56
    FREE Library OF Springfield Township
    FY 2023 pop. 20,814
    Expenditures $1.1M
    Revenue $1.1M
  57. #57
    Joseph T. Simpson Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 59,915
    Expenditures $1.1M
    Revenue $1.4M
  58. #58
    Peters Township Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 22,946
    Expenditures $1.1M
    Revenue $1.3M
  59. #59
    Upper Moreland FR PUB Library
    FY 2023 pop. 26,116
    Expenditures $1.1M
    Revenue $1.1M
  60. #60
    Public Library FOR Union CO
    FY 2023 pop. 30,283
    Expenditures $1.1M
    Revenue $721K
  61. #61
    Upper ST. Clair Township Library
    FY 2023 pop. 21,160
    Expenditures $1.0M
    Revenue $1.1M
  62. #62
    PENN Hills Library
    FY 2023 pop. 41,059
    Expenditures $1.0M
    Revenue $1.1M
  63. #63
    Parkland Community Library
    FY 2023 pop. 63,112
    Expenditures $1.0M
    Revenue $1.3M
  64. #64
    Altoona AREA Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 57,314
    Expenditures $1.0M
    Revenue $1.1M
  65. #65
    FREE LIB OF Northampton TWP
    FY 2023 pop. 39,915
    Expenditures $1.0M
    Revenue $1.3M
  66. #66
    Lebanon Community Library
    FY 2023 pop. 65,382
    Expenditures $981K
    Revenue $930K
  67. #67
    OIL CITY Library
    FY 2023 pop. 36,213
    Expenditures $942K
    Revenue $1.4M
  68. #68
    SUS QUE CO HIST SOC & FREE LIB
    FY 2023 pop. 38,434
    Expenditures $920K
    Revenue $976K
  69. #69
    Meadville Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 36,589
    Expenditures $920K
    Revenue $1.1M
  70. #70
    Marple Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 24,214
    Expenditures $903K
    Revenue $1.0M
  71. #71
    Guthrie Memorial Library - Hanover's Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 50,419
    Expenditures $902K
    Revenue $1.1M
  72. #72
    Shippensburg Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 31,554
    Expenditures $893K
    Revenue $1.0M
  73. #73
    Pottsville FREE Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 60,113
    Expenditures $891K
    Revenue $886K
  74. #74
    Centre CO LIB & HIST Museum
    FY 2023 pop. 63,547
    Expenditures $876K
    Revenue $1.0M
  75. #75
    Greensburg Hempfield AREA LIB
    FY 2023 pop. 75,497
    Expenditures $867K
    Revenue $762K
  76. #76
    Pottstown Regional Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 45,318
    Expenditures $858K
    Revenue $728K
  77. #77
    Lansdowne Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 11,107
    Expenditures $855K
    Revenue $860K
  78. #78
    Springfield Township Library
    FY 2023 pop. 25,070
    Expenditures $842K
    Revenue $900K
  79. #79
    NEW Castle Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 62,414
    Expenditures $836K
    Revenue $1.5M
  80. #80
    Northern TIER Regional Library
    FY 2023 pop. 26,633
    Expenditures $835K
    Revenue $896K
  81. #81
    Lower Macungie Library
    FY 2023 pop. 35,022
    Expenditures $831K
    Revenue $815K
  82. #82
    Carnegie Library OF Mckeesport
    FY 2023 pop. 51,459
    Expenditures $822K
    Revenue $1.2M
  83. #83
    Warminster Township Library
    FY 2023 pop. 34,558
    Expenditures $809K
    Revenue $1.1M
  84. #84
    Lower Providence COM Library
    FY 2023 pop. 25,625
    Expenditures $798K
    Revenue $800K
  85. #85
    Abington Community Library
    FY 2023 pop. 31,027
    Expenditures $784K
    Revenue $771K
  86. #86
    Lititz Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 32,388
    Expenditures $781K
    Revenue $836K
  87. #87
    Cranberry Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 36,015
    Expenditures $776K
    Revenue $782K
  88. #88
    Beaver SYS Admin UNIT
    FY 2023 pop. 69,674
    Expenditures $768K
    Revenue $1.0M
  89. #89
    Butler AREA Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 30,732
    Expenditures $763K
    Revenue $640K
  90. #90
    Elizabethtown Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 31,985
    Expenditures $751K
    Revenue $757K
  91. #91
    Southampton FREE Library
    FY 2023 pop. 15,269
    Expenditures $719K
    Revenue $702K
  92. #92
    Whitehall Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 15,064
    Expenditures $718K
    Revenue $767K
  93. #93
    MEM LIB OF Nazareth & Vicinity
    FY 2023 pop. 29,584
    Expenditures $704K
    Revenue $621K
  94. #94
    Annie Halenbake ROSS Library
    FY 2023 pop. 37,450
    Expenditures $696K
    Revenue $678K
  95. #95
    Norwin PUB LIB Assoc
    FY 2023 pop. 36,605
    Expenditures $694K
    Revenue $783K
  96. #96
    Wayne County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 26,091
    Expenditures $688K
    Revenue $754K
  97. #97
    North Pocono Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 18,835
    Expenditures $675K
    Revenue $598K
  98. #98
    Ridley Township Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 31,053
    Expenditures $674K
    Revenue $676K
  99. #99
    Adams Memorial Library
    FY 2023 pop. 48,983
    Expenditures $669K
    Revenue $361K
  100. #100
    TWP LIB OF Lower Southampton
    FY 2023 pop. 20,599
    Expenditures $657K
    Revenue $709K