Library · Lawrence
Mercer County Library
Lawrence’s library is the Mercer County Library, a branch of Mercer County Library, open about 42 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Lawrence’s branch belongs to Mercer County Library, which serves 168,771 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Mercer County Library
2751 Brunswick Pike, Lawrenceville 08648
42 hrsopen a week
58,000sq 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 Mercer County Library
918K
visits
5.4 per resident
1.7M
loans, print + digital
10.0 per resident
7,611
programs & events
170K attended
91K
library cards
54% 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
5.4 visits · typical 2.1
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
8.6 print items · typical 3.2
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
1.4 e-items · typical 1.4
Higher than 51% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
1.7 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Higher than 52% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
1.0 attendees · typical 0.2
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
54% of residents
Higher than 72% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
1.7M loans last year
Books & media (adults)69%Kids’ books & media17%E-books, audio & streaming14%
Who the programs are for
7,611 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$103 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $17M.
Local 95%State 1%Gifts & other 4%
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.