Survey Seeks Resident Input On Warminster Township Library Programs

WARMINSTER, PA —With libraries across Bucks County having to reinvent themselves throughout the pandemic after a loss of visitors, the Warminster Township Free Library wants to know what residents want going forward.

The township and the library are asking residents to fill out a 13-question survey so the library can determine the interests of the readership.

"We want to be able to develop a good program for the library this year," Supervisor Judy Hoover said at last week's township supervisors meeting.

The survey's first two questions ask where residents live and whether they want adult or children's material or both.

The next questions focus on how often the library is visited and why the visits may be infrequent if that was the answer provided. What follows are questions about whether the Warminster or Bucks County Free Library website is used.

Then there's a question in the survey listing 10 choices for what users seek when they come into the library, ranging from books for children and adults to music and museum passes.

The survey then seeks answers about online usage. There are nine choices regarding online services and resources, including catalog and research database searches.

Library officials then want to know if people prefer in-person or virtual library events.

Then there are 15 choices about the types of programs the library night offer. Those include book clubs, film screenings, author talks, crafts, and computer traffic, among other topics.

There are also eight program offerings for children in the survey.

The survey concludes by asking what are the three most important items the library can offer and other ways the library can improve regarding its building on 1076 Emma Lane and in-person and online services.

There are no questions regarding the library's hours.

The library, founded in 1960, is closed on Sundays and open from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Wednesday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday and Saturday and from noon to 5 p.m. on Friday.

To take the library survey, click here and fill out the form.