Address:
100 South Fifth Street
Reading,
Pennsylvania
19602
United States
County: Berks 
Phone: 610-655-6350
Connect to: Library Web Site✔ Online Catalog
Library details: Reading Public Library is a Public library.
This library is affiliated with Reading Public Library (view map)
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The collection of the library contains 276,417 volumes. The library circulates 489,059 items per year. The library serves a population of 88,082 residents .
Other Info: On-line catalog is a consortium of most public libraries located in Berks County, plus The Reading Area Community College, Berks Technical Institute and The Council on Chemical Abuse.
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Administration: The director of the library is Melissa Adams .
Organizational structure: This is a publicly funded and managed library.
See also: Directory of Public Libraries in the United States
| Statistics Public | ||
|---|---|---|
| Service Population | 88,082 | Residents |
| Collection size | 276,417 | volumes |
| Annual Circulation | 489,059 | transactions |
Wireless: The library offers wireless access to the Internet. 802.11g
| Technology Profile | ||
|---|---|---|
| Product Name | Year Contracted | |
| Current Automation System | Polaris | 2015 |
| Previous Automation System | Horizon | 2006 |
| Previous Automation System | Dynix | 1991 |
| Previous Automation System | None | |
| Previous Discovery Interface | AquaBrowser Library | |
| The library participates in the shared automation system provided by the Berks County Public Libraries (view map) | ||
| This library is responsible for the procurement of the library automation system. | ||
Automation Survey: We are conducting a study on the automation systems used in libraries. This survey should be completed by a person familiar with your libraries use of Polaris.
The 2021 Automation Survey has been completed for this Library.
Technology Interoperability Survey:
We are conducting a study on factors related to the selection and interoperability of technology systems in academic libraries.
| Identifiers | |
|---|---|
| libraries.org ID | 1728 |
| OCLC Symbol | RPL |
| NCES FSCSKEY | PA0205 |
| NCES LIBID | PA0205002 |
Record History: This listing was created on Nov 7, 1997 and was last modified on Jan 19, 2022.
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