| Source: Free Library of Philadelphia | |||
| Library Usage - Philadelphia 2004 | Turnstile | ||
| Circulation | Count | ||
| ANDORRA | 189,603 | 134,788 | |
| BLANCH NIXON/COBBS | 27,640 | 43,691 | |
| BUSHROD | 128,196 | 129,784 | |
| BUSTLETON | 186,379 | 193,947 | |
| CECIL B. MOORE | 23,628 | 75,891 | |
| CHARLES L. DURHAM | 29,468 | 42,260 | |
| CHESTNUT HILL | 145,751 | 109,100 | |
| EASTWICK | 67,145 | 54854 | |
| FALLS OF SCHUYLKILL | 115,345 | 59,097 | |
| FISHTOWN COMMUNITY | 26,924 | 36,898 | |
| FOX CHASE | 140,269 | 153,764 | |
| FRANKFORD | 69,168 | 96,173 | |
| FUMO FAMILY | 87,035 | 112,425 | |
| GREATER OLNEY | 61,997 | 91,057 | |
| HADDINGTON | 37,007 | 45,923 | |
| HAVERFORD AVENUE | 35,321 | 114,535 | |
| HOLMESBURG | 92,174 | 69,953 | |
| INDEPENDENCE | 237,735 | 174,776 | |
| KATHARINE DREXEL | 183,227 | 130,205 | |
| KENSINGTON | 38,318 | 69,934 | |
| KINGSESSING | 34,639 | 34,081 | |
| LAWNCREST | 119,613 | 127,961 | |
| LEHIGH AVENUE | 44,527 | 72,815 | |
| LOGAN | 37,439 | 56,185 | |
| LOVETT MEMORIAL | 103,998 | 71,095 | |
| MCPHERSON SQUARE | 25,813 | 64,643 | |
| NERL | 514,290 | 678,815 | |
| NICETOWN-TIOGA | 30,123 | 113,405 | |
| NWRL--renamed JOSEPH E COLEMAN | 152,350 | 178,249 | |
| OAK LANE | 46,132 | 115,898 | |
| OGONTZ | 33,199 | 90,909 | |
| OVERBROOK PARK | 110,866 | 178,114 | |
| PASCHALVILLE | 40,656 | 90,321 | |
| PASSYUNK--renamed DONATUCCI | 68,482 | 100,997 | |
| PCI | 169,222 | 122,701 | |
| QUEEN MEMORIAL | 28,558 | 40,527 | |
| RICHMOND | 49,641 | 57,844 | |
| RODRIGUEZ | 39,403 | 62,314 | |
| ROXBOROUGH | 119,313 | 86,942 | |
| SOUTH PHILADELPHIA | 131,580 | 137,009 | |
| SOUTHWARK--renamed SANTORE | 101,249 | 75,057 | |
| TACONY | 101,893 | 94,183 | |
| TORRESDALE | 99,542 | 57,081 | |
| WADSWORTH | 54,074 | 57,902 | |
| WALNUT STREET WEST | 67,941 | 48,138 | |
| WELSH ROAD | 201,669 | 102,969 | |
| WEST OAK LANE | 62,161 | 75,296 | |
| West Philadelphia Regional Library-- renamed LUCIEN E BLACKWELL | 107,259 | 171,423 | |
| WHITMAN | 72,341 | 87,564 | |
| WIDENER | 28,409 | 44,436 | |
| WYNNEFIELD | 68,539 | 77,847 | |
| WYOMING | 55,494 | 89,982 | |
| BRANCHES AND REGIONAL LIBRARIES FY 04 CIRCULATION | 4,842,745 | 5,401,758 | |
| Central Library FY 04 TOTAL CIRCULATION | 2,121,190 | 806,351 | |
| TOTAL FY 04 CIRCULATION | 6,963,935 | 6,208,109 | |
| 20 branches going on 4 hour days | 1,463,000 | ||
| %% of yearly turnstile | 27% | ||
| 1.66 avg distance between Afternoon Branches & Partner Branches | |||
| Fumo to Donatucci closest = .72 mi | |||
| Wyoming to Bushrod longest = 3.5 |
| Free Library of Philadelphia Branch Statistics | |
| Fiscal Year 2008 | |
| Branches | Turnstile Count |
| Andorra | 111,368 |
| Blackwell | 273,066 |
| Blanche Nixon/ Cobbs Creek | 54,299 |
| Bushrod | 88,752 |
| Bustleton | 201,559 |
| Cecil B Moore | 92,369 |
| Chestnut | 112,000 |
| Cohen/Ogontz | 98,887 |
| Coleman Regional | 179,427 |
| Donatucci | 118,365 |
| Durham | 31,232 |
| Eastwick | 47,664 |
| Falls | 75,048 |
| Fishtown | 45,971 |
| Fox Chase | 138,567 |
| Frankford | 106,919 |
| Fumo | 78,916 |
| Greater Olney | 133,664 |
| Haddington | 15,882 |
| Haverford | 91,217 |
| Holmesburg | 77,538 |
| Independence | 121,120 |
| Katharine Drexel | 108,121 |
| Kensington | 72,054 |
| Kingsessing | 109,065 |
| Lawncrest | 106,053 |
| Lillian Marrero | 76,547 |
| Logan | 54,685 |
| Lovett | 83,698 |
| McPherson | 62,422 |
| Nicetown | 98,042 |
| Northeast Regional | 570,467 |
| Oak Lane | 106,375 |
| Overbrook | 116,685 |
| Paschalville | 113,058 |
| Philadelpha City Institute | 131,469 |
| Queen Memorial | 53,087 |
| Richmond | 73,615 |
| Rodriguez | 106,239 |
| Roxborough | 83,835 |
| Santore | 78,527 |
| South Philadelphia | 159,254 |
| Tacony | 153,168 |
| Torresdale | 65,664 |
| Wadsworth | 58,958 |
| Walnut Street West | 90,969 |
| Welsh | 150,962 |
| West Oak Lane | 70,407 |
| Whitman | 84,581 |
| Widener | 77,410 |
| Wynnefield | 84,581 |
| Wyoming | 79,992 |
| 5,573,820 |
| Increase | Inc. (Dec) | |||||||
| Circulation Counts | 2004 | 2008 | (Decrease) | % % % | 10 Largest | 2008 | ||
| Andorra | 189,603 | 150,473 | (39,130) | -21% | 1 | Northeast Regional | 440,880 | |
| Blackwell / West Phila Reg. | 107,259 | 99,202 | (8,057) | -8% | 2 | Independence | 213,383 | |
| Bushrod | 128,196 | 92,197 | (35,999) | -28% | 3 | Bustleton | 208,729 | |
| Bustleton | 186,379 | 208,729 | 22,350 | 12% | 4 | PCI | 203,627 | |
| Cecil B. Moore | 23,628 | 29,335 | 5,707 | 24% | 5 | Welsh Rd. | 188,427 | |
| Chestnut Hill | 145,751 | 136,482 | (9,269) | -6% | 6 | Coleman Regional | 174,062 | |
| Cobbs Creek | 27,640 | 39,014 | 11,374 | 41% | 7 | Katherine Drexel | 160,511 | |
| Coleman Regional | 152,350 | 174,062 | 21,712 | 14% | 8 | Walnut West | 157,885 | |
| Donatucci/Passyunk | 68,482 | 97,409 | 28,927 | 42% | 9 | Falls of Schuylkill | 153,765 | |
| Durham, Charles | 29,468 | 20,237 | (9,231) | -31% | 10 | Fox Chase | 152,468 | |
| Eastwick | 67,145 | 69,186 | 2,041 | 3% | ||||
| Falls of Schuylkill | 115,345 | 153,765 | 38,420 | 33% | 10 Smallest | |||
| Fishtown | 26,924 | 50,439 | 23,515 | 87% | 1 | Kensington | 14,606 | |
| Fox Chase | 140,269 | 152,468 | 12,199 | 9% | 2 | Durham, Charles | 20,237 | |
| Frankford | 69,168 | 79,877 | 10,709 | 15% | 3 | Cecil B. Moore | 29,335 | |
| Fumo Family | 87,035 | 59,907 | (27,128) | -31% | 4 | Queen Memorial | 29,411 | |
| Greater Olny | 61,997 | 75,929 | 13,932 | 22% | 5 | WIDENER | 32,655 | |
| Haddington | 37,007 | 40,110 | 3,103 | 8% | 6 | NICETOWN-TIOGA | 32,990 | |
| Haverford | 35,321 | 44,109 | 8,788 | 25% | 7 | Cobbs Creek | 39,014 | |
| Holmesburg | 92,174 | 101,572 | 9,398 | 10% | 8 | Paschalville | 39,333 | |
| Indepdendence | 237,735 | 213,383 | (24,352) | -10% | 9 | Haddington | 40,110 | |
| Katherine Drexel | 183,227 | 160,511 | (22,716) | -12% | 10 | McPherson Sq. | 40,159 | |
| Kensington | 38,318 | 14,606 | (23,712) | -62% | ||||
| Kingsessing | 34,639 | 48,962 | 14,323 | 41% | ||||
| Lawncrest | 119,613 | 94,774 | (24,839) | -21% | ||||
| Lehigh | 44,527 | 46,776 | 2,249 | 5% | ||||
| Logan | 37,439 | 42,432 | 4,993 | 13% | ||||
| Lovett | 103,998 | 147,350 | 43,352 | 42% | ||||
| McPherson Sq. | 25,813 | 40,159 | 14,346 | 56% | ||||
| NICETOWN-TIOGA | 30,123 | 32,990 | 2,867 | 10% | ||||
| Northeast Regional | 514,290 | 440,880 | (73,410) | -14% | ||||
| Oak Lane | 46,132 | 44,108 | (2,024) | -4% | ||||
| Ogontz/Cohen | 33,199 | 43,804 | 10,605 | 32% | ||||
| Overbrook Park | 110,866 | 85,638 | (25,228) | -23% | ||||
| Paschalville | 40,656 | 39,333 | (1,323) | -3% | ||||
| PCI | 169,222 | 203,627 | 34,405 | 20% | ||||
| Queen Memorial | 28,558 | 29,411 | 853 | 3% | ||||
| Richmond | 49,641 | 79,796 | 30,155 | 61% | ||||
| Rodriguez, Ramonita G. De | 39,403 | 60,325 | 20,922 | 53% | ||||
| Roxborough | 119,313 | 76,169 | (43,144) | -36% | ||||
| Santore, Charles /Southwark | 101,249 | 111,097 | 9,848 | 10% | ||||
| South Philadelphia | 131,580 | 120,491 | (11,089) | -8% | ||||
| Tacony | 101,893 | 118,316 | 16,423 | 16% | ||||
| Torresdale | 99,542 | 114,439 | 14,897 | 15% | ||||
| Wadsworth | 54,074 | 62,269 | 8,195 | 15% | ||||
| Walnut West | 67,941 | 157,885 | 89,944 | 132% | ||||
| Welsh Rd. | 201,669 | 188,427 | (13,242) | -7% | ||||
| West Oak Lane | 62,161 | 63,633 | 1,472 | 2% | ||||
| Whitman | 72,341 | 74,985 | 2,644 | 4% | ||||
| WIDENER | 28,409 | 32,655 | 4,246 | 15% | ||||
| Wynnefield | 68,539 | 70,541 | 2,002 | 3% | ||||
| Wyoming | 55,494 | 69,947 | 14,453 | 26% | ||||
| 1 | NERL | 514,290 |
| 2 | INDEPENDENCE | 237,735 |
| 3 | WELSH ROAD | 201,669 |
| 4 | ANDORRA | 189,603 |
| 5 | BUSTLETON | 186,379 |
| 6 | KATHARINE DREXEL | 183,227 |
| 7 | PCI | 169,222 |
| 8 | NWRL--renamed JOSEPH E COLEMAN | 152,350 |
| 9 | CHESTNUT HILL | 145,751 |
| FOX CHASE | 140,269 | |
| SOUTH PHILADELPHIA | 131,580 | |
| BUSHROD | 128,196 | |
| LAWNCREST | 119,613 | |
| ROXBOROUGH | 119,313 | |
| FALLS OF SCHUYLKILL | 115,345 | |
| OVERBROOK PARK | 110,866 | |
| West Philadelphia Regional Library-- renamed LUCIEN E BLACKWELL | 107,259 | |
| LOVETT MEMORIAL | 103,998 | |
| TACONY | 101,893 | |
| SOUTHWARK--renamed SANTORE | 101,249 | |
| TORRESDALE | 99,542 | |
| HOLMESBURG | 92,174 | |
| FUMO FAMILY | 87,035 | |
| WHITMAN | 72,341 | |
| FRANKFORD | 69,168 | |
| WYNNEFIELD | 68,539 | |
| PASSYUNK--renamed DONATUCCI | 68,482 | |
| WALNUT STREET WEST | 67,941 | |
| EASTWICK | 67,145 | |
| WEST OAK LANE | 62,161 | |
| GREATER OLNEY | 61,997 | |
| WYOMING | 55,494 | |
| WADSWORTH | 54,074 | |
| RICHMOND | 49,641 | |
| OAK LANE | 46,132 | |
| LEHIGH AVENUE | 44,527 | |
| PASCHALVILLE | 40,656 | |
| RODRIGUEZ | 39,403 | |
| KENSINGTON | 38,318 | |
| LOGAN | 37,439 | |
| HADDINGTON | 37,007 | |
| 11 | HAVERFORD AVENUE | 35,321 |
| 10 | KINGSESSING | 34,639 |
| 9 | OGONTZ | 33,199 |
| 8 | NICETOWN-TIOGA | 30,123 |
| 7 | CHARLES L. DURHAM | 29,468 |
| 6 | QUEEN MEMORIAL | 28,558 |
| 5 | WIDENER | 28,409 |
| 4 | BLANCH NIXON/COBBS | 27,640 |
| 3 | FISHTOWN COMMUNITY | 26,924 |
| 2 | MCPHERSON SQUARE | 25,813 |
| 1 | CECIL B. MOORE | 23,628 |
| BRANCHES AND REGIONAL LIBRARIES FY 04 CIRCULATION | 4,842,745 | |
| Central Library FY 04 TOTAL CIRCULATION | 2,121,190 | |
| TOTAL FY 04 CIRCULATION | 6,963,935 |
| Source: Free Library of Philadelphia | |||||||||
| Increase | Inc. (Dec) | ||||||||
| Circulation Counts | 2004 | 2008 | (Decrease) | % % % | |||||
| 10 Largest | 2008 | ||||||||
| 1 | Kensington | 38,318 | 14,606 | (23,712) | -62% | ||||
| 2 | Roxborough | 119,313 | 76,169 | (43,144) | -36% | 1 | Northeast Regional | 440,880 | |
| 3 | Durham, Charles | 29,468 | 20,237 | (9,231) | -31% | 2 | Independence | 213,383 | |
| 4 | Fumo Family | 87,035 | 59,907 | (27,128) | -31% | 3 | Bustleton | 208,729 | |
| 5 | Bushrod | 128,196 | 92,197 | (35,999) | -28% | 4 | PCI | 203,627 | |
| 6 | Overbrook Park | 110,866 | 85,638 | (25,228) | -23% | 5 | Welsh Rd. | 188,427 | |
| 7 | Lawncrest | 119,613 | 94,774 | (24,839) | -21% | 6 | Coleman Regional | 174,062 | |
| 8 | Andorra | 189,603 | 150,473 | (39,130) | -21% | 7 | Katherine Drexel | 160,511 | |
| 9 | Northeast Regional | 514,290 | 440,880 | (73,410) | -14% | 8 | Walnut West | 157,885 | |
| 10 | Katherine Drexel | 183,227 | 160,511 | (22,716) | -12% | 9 | Falls of Schuylkill | 153,765 | |
| 11 | Independence | 237,735 | 213,383 | (24,352) | -10% | 10 | Fox Chase | 152,468 | |
| South Philadelphia | 131,580 | 120,491 | (11,089) | -8% | |||||
| Blackwell / West Phila Reg. | 107,259 | 99,202 | (8,057) | -8% | 10 Smallest | ||||
| Welsh Rd. | 201,669 | 188,427 | (13,242) | -7% | 1 | Kensington | 14,606 | ||
| Chestnut Hill | 145,751 | 136,482 | (9,269) | -6% | 2 | Durham, Charles | 20,237 | ||
| Oak Lane | 46,132 | 44,108 | (2,024) | -4% | 3 | Cecil B. Moore | 29,335 | ||
| Paschalville | 40,656 | 39,333 | (1,323) | -3% | 4 | Queen Memorial | 29,411 | ||
| West Oak Lane | 62,161 | 63,633 | 1,472 | 2% | 5 | Widener | 32,655 | ||
| Citywide Average | 3% | 6 | Nicetown-Tioga | 32,990 | |||||
| Wynnefield | 68,539 | 70,541 | 2,002 | 3% | 7 | Cobbs Creek | 39,014 | ||
| Queen Memorial | 28,558 | 29,411 | 853 | 3% | 8 | Paschalville | 39,333 | ||
| Eastwick | 67,145 | 69,186 | 2,041 | 3% | 9 | Haddington | 40,110 | ||
| Whitman | 72,341 | 74,985 | 2,644 | 4% | 10 | McPherson Sq. | 40,159 | ||
| Lehigh | 44,527 | 46,776 | 2,249 | 5% | |||||
| Haddington | 37,007 | 40,110 | 3,103 | 8% | |||||
| Fox Chase | 140,269 | 152,468 | 12,199 | 9% | |||||
| Nicetown-Tioga | 30,123 | 32,990 | 2,867 | 10% | |||||
| Santore, Charles /Southwark | 101,249 | 111,097 | 9,848 | 10% | |||||
| Holmesburg | 92,174 | 101,572 | 9,398 | 10% | |||||
| Bustleton | 186,379 | 208,729 | 22,350 | 12% | |||||
| Logan | 37,439 | 42,432 | 4,993 | 13% | |||||
| Coleman Regional | 152,350 | 174,062 | 21,712 | 14% | |||||
| Widener | 28,409 | 32,655 | 4,246 | 15% | |||||
| Torresdale | 99,542 | 114,439 | 14,897 | 15% | |||||
| Wadsworth | 54,074 | 62,269 | 8,195 | 15% | |||||
| Frankford | 69,168 | 79,877 | 10,709 | 15% | |||||
| Tacony | 101,893 | 118,316 | 16,423 | 16% | |||||
| Philadelphia City Institute | 169,222 | 203,627 | 34,405 | 20% | |||||
| Greater Olny | 61,997 | 75,929 | 13,932 | 22% | |||||
| Cecil B. Moore | 23,628 | 29,335 | 5,707 | 24% | |||||
| Haverford | 35,321 | 44,109 | 8,788 | 25% | |||||
| Wyoming | 55,494 | 69,947 | 14,453 | 26% | |||||
| 11 | Ogontz/Cohen | 33,199 | 43,804 | 10,605 | 32% | ||||
| 10 | Falls of Schuylkill | 115,345 | 153,765 | 38,420 | 33% | ||||
| 9 | Cobbs Creek | 27,640 | 39,014 | 11,374 | 41% | ||||
| 8 | Kingsessing | 34,639 | 48,962 | 14,323 | 41% | ||||
| 7 | Lovett | 103,998 | 147,350 | 43,352 | 42% | ||||
| 6 | Donatucci/Passyunk | 68,482 | 97,409 | 28,927 | 42% | ||||
| 5 | Rodriguez, Ramonita G. De | 39,403 | 60,325 | 20,922 | 53% | ||||
| 4 | McPherson Sq. | 25,813 | 40,159 | 14,346 | 56% | ||||
| 3 | Richmond | 49,641 | 79,796 | 30,155 | 61% | ||||
| 2 | Fishtown | 26,924 | 50,439 | 23,515 | 87% | ||||
| 1 | Walnut West | 67,941 | 157,885 | 89,944 | 132% | ||||
| Total | 4,842,745 | 5,004,221 | 161,476 | 3% |