Library · New Brunswick
New Brunswick Free Pub. Lib.
New Brunswick Free Public Library serves New Brunswick’s 55,266 residents. Last year it logged 84,958 visits, about 1.5 for every resident, and lent 41K books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
New Brunswick Free Pub. Lib.
60 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick 08901
58 hrsopen a week
20,000sq ft
55Kbooks & 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
85K
visits
1.5 per resident
41K
loans, print + digital
0.7 per resident
841
programs & events
12K attended
8,614
library cards
16% 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
1.5 visits · typical 2.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (23th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
0.6 print items · typical 3.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (5th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.2 e-items · typical 1.2
Lower than most similar-size libraries (7th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.0 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (0th percentile)
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.3
A little below typical (30th percentile)
Cardholders
16% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (8th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
41K loans last year
Books & media (adults)78%Kids’ books & media0%E-books, audio & streaming22%
Who the programs are for
841 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$41 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $2.3M.
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.