Library · Garwood
Garwood Free Public Library
Garwood Free Public Library serves Garwood’s 4,454 residents. Last year it logged 14,831 visits, about 3.3 for every resident, and lent 13K books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
Garwood Free Public Library
411 Third Avenue, Garwood 07027
51 hrsopen a week
3,600sq ft
34Kbooks & media
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
15K
visits
3.3 per resident
13K
loans, print + digital
2.9 per resident
430
programs & events
5,724 attended
1,187
library cards
27% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000 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
3.3 visits · typical 3.0
Higher than 55% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
2.5 print items · typical 3.8
A little below typical (31th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.4 e-items · typical 1.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (23th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.0 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (0th percentile)
Program attendance
1.3 attendees · typical 0.5
Higher than 87% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
27% of residents
A little below typical (25th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
13K loans last year
Books & media (adults)87%Kids’ books & media0%E-books, audio & streaming13%
Who the programs are for
430 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$112 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $501K.
Local 92%State 7%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.