Library · Paulsboro
Gill Memorial Library
Gill Memorial Library serves Paulsboro’s 6,196 residents. Last year it logged 13,440 visits, about 2.2 for every resident, and lent 1,687 books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
Gill Memorial Library
145 E. Broad Street, Paulsboro 08066
30 hrsopen a week
4,000sq ft
14Kbooks & media
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
13K
visits
2.2 per resident
1,687
loans, print + digital
0.3 per resident
78
programs & events
107 attended
2,255
library cards
36% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000 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
2.2 visits · typical 3.0
A little below typical (36th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
0.3 print items · typical 3.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (2th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.0 e-items · typical 1.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (6th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.0 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (0th percentile)
Program attendance
0.0 attendees · typical 0.5
Lower than most similar-size libraries (3th percentile)
Cardholders
36% of residents
A little below typical (41th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
1,687 loans last year
Books & media (adults)100%Kids’ books & media0%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
78 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$18 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $110K.
Local 86%State 2%Gifts & other 13%
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.