Library · Fort Lee
Fort Lee Free Public Library
Fort Lee Free Public Library serves Fort Lee’s 40,191 residents. Last year it logged 256,262 visits, about 6.4 for every resident, and lent 397K books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
Fort Lee Free Public Library
320 Main Street, Fort Lee 07024
63 hrsopen a week
31,000sq ft
89Kbooks & media
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
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
256K
visits
6.4 per resident
397K
loans, print + digital
9.9 per resident
1,770
programs & events
34K attended
22K
library cards
54% 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
6.4 visits · typical 2.6
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
8.3 print items · typical 3.7
Higher than 84% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
1.5 e-items · typical 1.2
Higher than 61% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
5.2 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.8 attendees · typical 0.3
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
54% of residents
Higher than 73% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
397K loans last year
Books & media (adults)32%Kids’ books & media52%E-books, audio & streaming16%
Who the programs are for
1,770 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$81 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $3.3M.
Local 96%State 1%Gifts & other 3%
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.