Library · Mount Olive
Mount Olive Public Library
Mount Olive Public Library serves Mount Olive’s 28,886 residents. Last year it logged 72,482 visits, about 2.5 for every resident, and lent 165K books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
Mount Olive Public Library
202 Flanders-Drakestown Road, Budd Lake 07828
58 hrsopen a week
27,700sq ft
81Kbooks & 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
72K
visits
2.5 per resident
165K
loans, print + digital
5.7 per resident
728
programs & events
12K attended
11K
library cards
38% 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
2.5 visits · typical 2.6
A little below typical (48th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
4.4 print items · typical 3.7
Higher than 57% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
1.3 e-items · typical 1.2
Higher than 54% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
2.5 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Higher than 67% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.4 attendees · typical 0.3
Higher than 64% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
38% of residents
A little below typical (48th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
165K loans last year
Books & media (adults)33%Kids’ books & media44%E-books, audio & streaming23%
Who the programs are for
728 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$51 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $1.5M.
Local 97%State 1%Gifts & other 2%
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.