Library · Plainsboro
Plainsboro Free Pub. Lib.
Plainsboro Free Public Library serves Plainsboro’s 24,084 residents. Last year it logged 200,707 visits, about 8.3 for every resident, and lent 283K books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
Plainsboro Free Pub. Lib.
9 Van Doren Drive, Plainsboro 08536
56 hrsopen a week
43,000sq ft
112Kbooks & 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
201K
visits
8.3 per resident
283K
loans, print + digital
11.7 per resident
728
programs & events
11K attended
11K
library cards
44% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 10,000 to 25,000 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
8.3 visits · typical 3.1
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
10.5 print items · typical 3.9
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
1.3 e-items · typical 1.1
Higher than 55% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
6.0 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.5 attendees · typical 0.4
Higher than 53% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
44% of residents
Higher than 58% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
283K loans last year
Books & media (adults)38%Kids’ books & media51%E-books, audio & streaming11%
Who the programs are for
728 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$83 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $2M.
Local 93%State 1%Gifts & other 7%
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.