About the Kreutz Creek Valley Library Center
The Kreutz Creek Valley Library Center is a branch library of the York County Library System. Being a part of the library system enables patrons to have access to materials housed in the other twelve libraries that are part of the system. In addition, materials not available through the system may be available through interlibrary loan making the resources throughout the Commonwealth available to you through your local library.
The mission of the York County Libraries is to serve the York County community and enrich individual lives by supplying information, providing recreation, promoting literacy, and encouraging life-long learning. The Kreutz Creek Valley Library strives to continue to meet our library's mission statement for the betterment of the Eastern York community as a whole through our materials acquisition (the purchasing of books, audio books, DVDs and videos), our programming and our service to the community.
Library Hours
Monday - 10AM-5PM
Tuesday - Noon-8PM
Wednsesday- 10AM-5PM
Thursday- Noon-8PM
Friday - 10AM-5PM
Saturday - 10AM-1PM
(No Saturday hours July through Labor Day)
In 2009 the Kreutz Creek Valley Library Center…
Our Library Family:
- Circulated (checked out) 77,004 books, audio books, magazines, DVDs and videos; 2008=71,326, 2007=66,430)
- Received 53,019 visitors to the library;( 2008=48,498, 2007=39,872)
- Utilized 438 volunteers to complete 3,823.5 hours of work;( 2008=409, 2007=419) (2008=3,843.2 hours)
- Provided volunteer opportunities for high school students, Girl Scouts who worked on their Silver Award and Gold Award and confirmation students who needed a volunteer opportunity
- Provided our computer-savvy patrons with an e-mail newsletter and a new Friends Branch Support Group web site at www.kcvlfriends.org/
- Welcomed 497 new library card-holders;(2008=459,2007=435)
- Supplied computer and Internet access to over 2,100 people (2008=1,500)
- Hosted 192 programs with 3,015 people in attendance; (In 2008= 175 programs with 3,620 people. This was an estimated savings to patrons of $24,435. This is based on the cost of a local movie matinee at $6.75 per person)
- Conducted a Summer Reading Club Program with 430 children and teen participants and an Adult Summer Reading Club Program with 73 participants.(2008=399 children/teens,2007= 299 children/teens) (2008= 108 adults, 2007= 65 adults)
In 2009, we provided the following types of programs to the Eastern York county community:
Introduced a Junior knitting class for younger students who want to learn to knit.
Goals for the Kreutz Creek Valley Library Center for 2010
- Spruce up the library by painting and installing new carpeting (April 2010).
- Develop our focus for Kreutz Creek Valley Library Center’s “Center of Excellence” which includes focusing on early literacy (helping and educating parents to work with their babies, toddlers and preschoolers by providing quality materials and quality programs for the parents and children) and emergent literacy (providing quality materials and quality programs for children who are beginning readers).
- Seek funding for the library’s Center of Excellence.
- Continue to strive to meet our library’s mission statement for the betterment of the Eastern York community as a whole through our materials acquisition (the purchasing of books, audio books, periodicals and DVDs), our programming and our service to the community.
- Continue our search for a larger facility.
The mission of the York County Libraries is to serve the York County community and enrich individual lives by supplying information, providing recreation, promoting literacy, and encouraging life-long learning.