New Milford Public Library
New Milford Public Library serves New Milford’s 16,923 residents. Last year it lent 105K books, movies and e-books and logged 31K visits.
The short version on New Milford’s library
Every town next door borrows more
New Milford’s library lends 6.2 items per resident. Each of the five neighboring towns with a library of its own lends more, led by Oradell at 11. Libraries next door ↓
Programs lean toward adults
80% of the 734 programs last year were for adults: classes, talks, clubs and events. 148 were for children. Kids & programs ↓
This summary is written from the numbers on this page. Numbers are the library’s own report to the Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024.
For every $1 it spends, the library lends about $2.12 worth
Set what you’d borrow in a month. It starts at what the average New Milford cardholder borrows.
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $866K.
Last year the library lent and hosted about $1.8M worth of books, e-books, programs and Wi-Fi on a $866K budget.
Fine-free. No late fees on books returned late.
Retail prices are typical, rounded down: a new book $17, a kids’ book $12, an e-book or e-audiobook $15, a movie rental $4, a class or program $10, a computer or Wi-Fi session $3. The average cardholder’s month = the library’s yearly loans, attendance and Wi-Fi sessions ÷ its 6,233 cardholders ÷ 12.
Every hour the doors are open, about 42 items go out
Fiscal year 2024. The library’s own count.
Strongest at programs offered
Per resident, against libraries serving 10,000 to 25,000 people across the U.S. A tiny town’s library always looks busier per person, so it’s only compared with its own size.
New Milford Public Library serves 16,923 people, so it’s measured against U.S. libraries serving 10,000 to 25,000.
Mostly books and media off the shelf
105K loans last year: print, kids’ and digital.
Each of the 75K books and other items on the shelves went out about 1.2 time last year, on average.
16,233 e-books, e-audiobooks and streams last year. Borrow from home with your card, plus research databases: courses, journals, genealogy and more.
About 3 kids’ programs a week
Story times, clubs, classes and events, by who they’re for.
Programs last year by age group
story times and programs a week for ages 0–5, on average.
Find it
New Milford Public Library, 200 Dahlia Avenue, New Milford.
No late fees. E-books and audiobooks from home. Loans renew on their own if no one’s waiting. Research databases: courses, journals, genealogy.
New in New Milford? The Handbook →Hours are the survey’s yearly average. Check the library’s own site for today’s hours.
Libraries next door
New Milford ranks 6th of 6 for borrowing per resident. Tap a town to see its library.
| Town | Library | Loans per resident | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oradell | Oradell Public Library | 11.1 | 62 |
| River Edge | River Edge Free Pub. Lib. | 9.2 | 49 |
| Bergenfield | Bergenfield Free Public Library | 7.4 | 54 |
| Teaneck | Teaneck Public Library fine-free | 7.1 | 68 |
| Dumont | Dixon Homestead Library | 6.3 | 50 |
| New Milford | New Milford Public Library fine-free | 6.2 | 48 |
Loans = print + digital items borrowed in the library’s fiscal year, per person it serves. — = no library of its own, a county or regional system (its numbers cover many towns), or no report.
About these numbers
From the Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024.
- Hours are an average. The 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.
- The library’s own count. Libraries report their own visits, loans and programs. A library that didn’t respond keeps its address and hours here, with no numbers.
Book talk
Reading, story times and the library in New Milford.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Libraries: Institute of Museum and Library Services, Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024. Each library reports its own numbers. Distances are straight-line from the town center. “What your card is worth” uses typical retail prices and is an estimate, not an official figure.