Library · Island Park
Island Park Public Library
Island Park’s library is the Island Park Public Library, a branch of Island Park Public Library, open about 54 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Island Park’s branch belongs to Island Park Public Library, which serves 8,954 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Island Park Public Library
176 Long Beach Road, Island Park 11558
54 hrsopen a week
15,500sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
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
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Island Park Public Library
83K
visits
9.3 per resident
43K
loans, print + digital
4.8 per resident
783
programs & events
12K attended
4,802
library cards
54% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000 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
9.3 visits · typical 3.0
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
3.7 print items · typical 3.8
A little below typical (49th percentile)
Digital borrowing
1.1 e-items · typical 1.0
Higher than 54% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
1.4 kids’ items · typical 1.6
A little below typical (46th percentile)
Program attendance
1.4 attendees · typical 0.5
Higher than 88% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
54% of residents
Higher than 66% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
43K loans last year
Books & media (adults)47%Kids’ books & media30%E-books, audio & streaming23%
Who the programs are for
783 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$169 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $1.5M.
Local 96%State 1%Gifts & other 3%
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.