Whippanong Lib/Hanover Twsp.
Whippanong Library/Hanover Township serves 14,677 people in and around Whippany. Last year it lent 61K books, movies and e-books and logged 31K visits.
Whippany’s library, in brief
Whippanong Library/Hanover Township serves more than Whippany
The library’s service area covers 14,677 people in and around Whippany, so its per-resident numbers are measured against that wider population. How it compares ↓
Programs lean toward adults
54% of the 353 programs last year were for adults: classes, talks, clubs and events. 153 were for children. Kids & programs ↓
40% of borrowing happens on a screen
E-books, e-audiobooks and streaming make up 40% of loans, more per resident than at 66% of similar-size libraries. Print still makes up 60%, much of it kids’ books. What people borrow ↓
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.
Every hour the doors are open, about 25 items go out
Fiscal year 2024. The library’s own count.
Close to typical for its size
Per resident, against libraries serving 10,000 to 25,000 people across the U.S. A tiny town’s library always looks busier per person, so it’s only compared with its own size.
library systems for visits per resident.
Whippanong Library/Hanover Township serves 14,677 people, so it’s measured against U.S. libraries serving 10,000 to 25,000.
40% of borrowing is digital
61K loans last year: print, kids’ and digital.
Each of the 35K books and other items on the shelves went out about 1 time last year, on average.
23,981 e-books, e-audiobooks and streams last year. Borrow from home with your card, plus research databases: courses, journals, genealogy and more.
About 3 kids’ programs a week
Story times, clubs, classes and events, by who they’re for.
Programs last year by age group
story times and programs a week for ages 0–5, on average.
For every $1 it spends, the library lends about $1.58 worth
Set what you’d borrow in a month. It starts at what the average Whippany cardholder borrows.
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $602K.
Last year the library lent and hosted about $949K worth of books, e-books, programs and Wi-Fi on a $602K budget.
Late fines apply to some overdue items.
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 4,058 cardholders ÷ 12.
Find it
Whippanong Lib/Hanover Twsp., 1000 Route 10, Whippany.
E-books and audiobooks from home. Loans renew on their own if no one’s waiting. Research databases: courses, journals, genealogy.
New in Whippany? The Handbook →Hours are the survey’s yearly average. Check the library’s own site for today’s hours.
Libraries next door
Whippany ranks 3rd of 4 for borrowing per resident. Tap a town to see its library.
| Town | Library | Loans per resident | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parsippany-Troy Hills | Parsippany-Troy Hills P.L. fine-free | 7.2 | 66 |
| East Hanover | East Hanover Twsp. Public Library | 4.6 | 65 |
| Whippany | Whippanong Lib/Hanover Twsp. | 4.1 | 47 |
| Hanover | Whippanong Lib/Hanover Twsp. | 4.1 | 47 |
| Morris | None of its own | — | — |
| Troy Hills | 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.
Book talk
Reading, story times and the library in Whippany.
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.