Library · Camden
Libraries in Camden
Collingswood Free Public Library serves Camden’s 14,186 residents. Last year it logged 123,225 visits, about 8.7 for every resident, and lent 62K books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
Collingswood Free Public Library
771 Haddon Avenue, Collingswood 08108
54 hrsopen a week
13,000sq ft
44Kbooks & media
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
#34
#34 of 264 NJ libraries for visits per residentAmong every public library system in New Jersey that reported visits
Fiscal year 2024
A year at the library
123K
visits
8.7 per resident
62K
loans, print + digital
4.4 per resident
582
programs & events
12K attended
5,510
library cards
39% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 10,000 to 25,000 people
Per-resident numbers, compared only with libraries of a similar size across the country, because a tiny town’s library always looks busier per person.
Visits per resident
8.7 visits · typical 3.1
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
3.7 print items · typical 3.9
A little below typical (46th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.7 e-items · typical 1.1
A little below typical (35th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
2.1 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Higher than 57% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.8 attendees · typical 0.4
Higher than 80% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
39% of residents
A little below typical (48th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
62K loans last year
Books & media (adults)36%Kids’ books & media48%E-books, audio & streaming16%
Who the programs are for
582 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$46 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $649K.
Local 94%State 1%Gifts & other 5%
Locations
Other libraries in Camden
About these numbers
How to read this page
Hours are an averageThe survey reports a building’s public hours for the whole year. We divide by the weeks it was open, so check the library’s own site for today’s hours.
Compared by size“Similar-size” means libraries serving about as many people, nationwide. Per-resident numbers always flatter the smallest towns, so they’re never compared with big cities.
One year, the library’s own countLibraries report their own visits, loans and programs for fiscal year 2024. A library that didn’t respond keeps its address and hours here, with no numbers.
Source: Institute of Museum and Library Services, Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024. Distances are straight-line from the town center.