Library · East Rutherford
East Rutherford Memorial Library
East Rutherford Memorial Library serves East Rutherford’s 10,022 residents. Last year it logged 14,000 visits, about 1.4 for every resident, and lent 46K books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
East Rutherford Memorial Library
143 Boiling Springs Avenue, East Rutherford 07073
52 hrsopen a week
5,840sq ft
30Kbooks & media
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Auto-renews loansBooks renew on their own if no one’s waiting
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
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Fiscal year 2024
A year at the library
14K
visits
1.4 per resident
46K
loans, print + digital
4.6 per resident
502
programs & events
5,124 attended
3,665
library cards
37% 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
1.4 visits · typical 3.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (19th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
3.7 print items · typical 3.9
A little below typical (47th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.8 e-items · typical 1.1
A little below typical (41th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
2.4 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Higher than 63% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.5 attendees · typical 0.4
Higher than 58% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
37% of residents
A little below typical (44th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
46K loans last year
Books & media (adults)29%Kids’ books & media53%E-books, audio & streaming19%
Who the programs are for
502 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$84 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $843K.
Local 99%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.