Library · Saddle Brook
Saddle Brook Free Pub. Lib.
Saddle Brook Free Public Library serves Saddle Brook’s 14,294 residents. Last year it logged 25,000 visits, about 1.7 for every resident, and lent 68K books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
Saddle Brook Free Pub. Lib.
340 Mayhill Street, Saddle Brook 07662
59 hrsopen a week
13,363sq ft
51Kbooks & 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
#186
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Fiscal year 2024
A year at the library
25K
visits
1.7 per resident
68K
loans, print + digital
4.8 per resident
404
programs & events
7,231 attended
4,697
library cards
33% 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
1.7 visits · typical 3.1
A little below typical (25th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
3.7 print items · typical 3.9
A little below typical (46th percentile)
Digital borrowing
1.1 e-items · typical 1.1
A little below typical (49th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
2.4 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Higher than 63% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.5 attendees · typical 0.4
Higher than 57% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
33% of residents
A little below typical (37th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
68K loans last year
Books & media (adults)27%Kids’ books & media50%E-books, audio & streaming23%
Who the programs are for
404 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$65 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $936K.
Local 98%State 1%Gifts & other 1%
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.