Library · Galloway
Galloway Township Branch Library
Galloway’s library is the Galloway Township Branch Library, a branch of Atlantic County Library, open about 56 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Galloway’s branch belongs to Atlantic County Library, which serves 214,422 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Galloway Township Branch Library
306 E. Jimmie Leeds Road, Absecon 08201
56 hrsopen a week
17,000sq ft
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
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Atlantic County Library
750K
visits
3.5 per resident
671K
loans, print + digital
3.1 per resident
2,271
programs & events
33K attended
25K
library cards
12% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 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
3.5 visits · typical 2.1
Higher than 85% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
2.5 print items · typical 3.2
A little below typical (37th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.6 e-items · typical 1.4
Lower than most similar-size libraries (23th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.9 kids’ items · typical 1.6
A little below typical (25th percentile)
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.2
A little below typical (29th percentile)
Cardholders
12% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (4th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
671K loans last year
Books & media (adults)50%Kids’ books & media30%E-books, audio & streaming20%
Who the programs are for
2,271 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$42 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $8.9M.
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.