Commack Public Library
Commack’s library is the Commack Public Library, a branch of Commack Public Library District, which serves 15,356 people and lent 106K items last year.
What stands out about Commack Public Library
Read from the library’s own yearly report. The page puts what stands out first.
Every hour the doors are open, about 30 items go out
Fiscal year 2024, for the whole Commack Public Library District system. The library’s own count.
About 6 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.
What a library card is worth
Set what you’d borrow in a month. It starts at what the average Commack cardholder borrows.
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $4M.
Last year the library lent and hosted about $1.7M worth of books, e-books, programs and Wi-Fi on a $4M 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 10,986 cardholders ÷ 12.
52% of borrowing is digital
106K loans last year: print, kids’ and digital.
54,605 e-books, e-audiobooks and streams last year. Borrow from home with your card, plus research databases: courses, journals, genealogy and more.
Ahead of most similar-size libraries on 6 of 8 measures
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.
Commack Public Library District serves 15,356 people, so it’s measured against U.S. libraries serving 10,000 to 25,000.
2 places to borrow in Commack
Commack Public Library, 18 Hauppauge Road, Commack.
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 Commack Public Library District branch.
New in Commack? The Handbook →Hours are the survey’s yearly average. Check the library’s own site for today’s hours.
Other Commack Public Library District branches in Commack
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commack | Commack Public Library fine-free | — | 67 |
| Smithtown | The Smithtown Library fine-free | — | 67 |
| Dix Hills | Dix Hills fine-free | — | 65 |
| Kings Park | The Smithtown Library - Kings Park Branch fine-free | — | 62 |
| Hauppauge | Hauppauge Public Library fine-free | — | 71 |
| Huntington | Harborfields Public Library fine-free | — | 62 |
| Brentwood | Brentwood Public Library fine-free | — | 68 |
| Islip | Islip Public Library | — | 67 |
| Elwood | Elwood Public Library fine-free | — | 61 |
| East Northport | East Northport Public Library fine-free | — | 70 |
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. Commack Public Library is one branch of Commack Public Library District, so the yearly numbers cover every branch and all 15,356 people it serves.
Book talk
Reading, story times and the library in Commack.
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.