Library · Carteret
Carteret Public Library
Carteret Free Public Library serves Carteret’s 25,326 residents. Last year it logged 47,382 visits, about 1.9 for every resident, and lent 29K books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
Carteret Public Library
100 Cooke Avenue, Carteret 07008
64 hrsopen a week
27,188sq ft
65Kbooks & media
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
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Fiscal year 2024
A year at the library
47K
visits
1.9 per resident
29K
loans, print + digital
1.2 per resident
178
programs & events
1,385 attended
3,962
library cards
16% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 25,000 to 100,000 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
1.9 visits · typical 2.6
A little below typical (33th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.0 print items · typical 3.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (11th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.2 e-items · typical 1.2
Lower than most similar-size libraries (9th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.0 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (0th percentile)
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.3
Lower than most similar-size libraries (4th percentile)
Cardholders
16% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (8th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
29K loans last year
Books & media (adults)84%Kids’ books & media0%E-books, audio & streaming16%
Who the programs are for
178 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$40 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $1M.
Local 98%State 1%Gifts & other 1%
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.