Library · Mahwah
Mahwah Free Public Library
Mahwah Free Public Library serves Mahwah’s 25,487 residents. Last year it logged 220,788 visits, about 8.7 for every resident, and lent 311K books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
Mahwah Free Public Library
100 Ridge Road, Mahwah 07430
62 hrsopen a week
30,000sq ft
110Kbooks & media
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
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Fiscal year 2024
A year at the library
221K
visits
8.7 per resident
311K
loans, print + digital
12.2 per resident
1,481
programs & events
44K attended
14K
library cards
53% 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
8.7 visits · typical 2.6
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
9.3 print items · typical 3.7
Higher than 88% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
2.9 e-items · typical 1.2
Higher than 86% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
3.9 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Higher than 82% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
1.7 attendees · typical 0.3
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
53% of residents
Higher than 72% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
311K loans last year
Books & media (adults)44%Kids’ books & media32%E-books, audio & streaming24%
Who the programs are for
1,481 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$118 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $3M.
Local 95%State 0%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.