Library · Franklin
Franklin Twp. Pub. Lib./Franklinville
Franklin Twp Public Library/Gloucester serves Franklin’s 16,380 residents. Last year it logged 38,515 visits, about 2.4 for every resident, and lent 44K books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
Franklin Twp. Pub. Lib./Franklinville
1584 Coles Mill Road, Franklinville 08322
51 hrsopen a week
11,615sq ft
25Kbooks & 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
39K
visits
2.4 per resident
44K
loans, print + digital
2.7 per resident
521
programs & events
12K attended
9,018
library cards
55% 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
2.4 visits · typical 3.1
A little below typical (37th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
2.4 print items · typical 3.9
A little below typical (30th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.3 e-items · typical 1.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (14th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.3 kids’ items · typical 1.8
A little below typical (39th percentile)
Program attendance
0.8 attendees · typical 0.4
Higher than 76% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
55% of residents
Higher than 74% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
44K loans last year
Books & media (adults)40%Kids’ books & media49%E-books, audio & streaming11%
Who the programs are for
521 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$33 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $548K.
Local 90%State 1%Gifts & other 9%
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.