Library · Rutherford
Rutherford Free Pub. Lib.
Rutherford Free Public Library serves Rutherford’s 18,834 residents. Last year it logged 200,192 visits, about 10.6 for every resident, and lent 163K books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
Rutherford Free Pub. Lib.
150 Park Avenue, Rutherford 07070
51 hrsopen a week
35,000sq ft
73Kbooks & media
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
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
#19
#19 of 264 NJ libraries for visits per residentAmong every public library system in New Jersey that reported visits
Fiscal year 2024
A year at the library
200K
visits
10.6 per resident
163K
loans, print + digital
8.7 per resident
986
programs & events
21K attended
9,428
library cards
50% 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
10.6 visits · typical 3.1
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
6.8 print items · typical 3.9
Higher than 78% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
1.8 e-items · typical 1.1
Higher than 70% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
4.1 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Higher than 85% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
1.1 attendees · typical 0.4
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
50% of residents
Higher than 67% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
163K loans last year
Books & media (adults)31%Kids’ books & media48%E-books, audio & streaming21%
Who the programs are for
986 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$64 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $1.2M.
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.