Upper Cape Branch
Tuckahoe’s library is the Upper Cape Branch, a branch of Cape May County Library, which serves 82,791 people and lent 585K items last year.
Tuckahoe’s library, in brief
Twice the programs of a typical library its size
The Cape May County Library system ran 2,987 programs last year, about 57 a week. That’s 36 per 1,000 residents, against a typical 14. Kids & programs ↓
Nearly everyone the system serves has a card
74,194 cards for 82,791 people, or 90%. At the typical library serving 25,000 to 100,000 people, it’s 39%. How it compares ↓
A well-funded system
The Cape May County Library system spends $128 per resident a year, about three times the typical $40 for a library its size. Almost all of it (98%) comes from local taxes. What your card is worth ↓
Programs lean toward adults
59% of the 2,987 programs last year were for adults: classes, talks, clubs and events. 761 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; Tuckahoe’s library is a branch of Cape May County Library, so they cover the whole system (82,791 people), not just the Tuckahoe branch.
About 15 kids’ programs a week
Story times, clubs, classes and events, across the whole system, by who they’re for.
Programs last year by age group
story times and programs a week for ages 0–5, on average.
Ahead of most similar-size libraries on 6 of 8 measures
Per resident, against libraries serving 25,000 to 100,000 people across the U.S. A tiny town’s library always looks busier per person, so it’s only compared with its own size.
Cape May County Library serves 82,791 people, so it’s measured against U.S. libraries serving 25,000 to 100,000.
What a library card is worth
Set what you’d borrow in a month. It starts at what the average Tuckahoe cardholder borrows.
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $11M.
Last year the library lent and hosted about $9.6M worth of books, e-books, programs and Wi-Fi on a $11M 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 74,194 cardholders ÷ 12.
A year at Cape May County Library
Fiscal year 2024, for the whole Cape May County Library system. The library’s own count.
Find it
Upper Cape Branch, 2050 Rt 631, Tuckahoe.
No late fees. E-books and audiobooks from home. Loans renew on their own if no one’s waiting. Research databases: courses, journals, genealogy. Good at every Cape May County Library branch.
New in Tuckahoe? The Handbook →Hours are the survey’s yearly average. Check the library’s own site for today’s hours.
Mostly books and media off the shelf
585K loans last year: print, kids’ and digital.
200,873 e-books, e-audiobooks and streams last year. Borrow from home with your card, plus research databases: courses, journals, genealogy and more.
Libraries next door
Who has a library of their own, and how much each town borrows. Tap a town to see its library.
| Town | Library | Loans per resident | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuckahoe | Upper Cape Branch fine-free | — | 48 |
| Marshallville | None of its own | — | — |
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.
- System-wide. Upper Cape Branch is one branch of Cape May County Library, so the yearly numbers cover every branch and all 82,791 people it serves.
Book talk
Reading, story times and the library in Tuckahoe.
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.