Library · Islip
Islip Public Library
Islip’s library is the Islip Public Library, a branch of Islip Public Library, open about 67 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Islip’s branch belongs to Islip Public Library, which serves 19,520 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Islip Public Library
71 Monell Avenue, Islip 11751
67 hrsopen a week
25,991sq 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 Islip Public Library
46K
visits
2.3 per resident
134K
loans, print + digital
6.8 per resident
594
programs & events
16K attended
11K
library cards
59% 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
2.3 visits · typical 3.1
A little below typical (37th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
4.1 print items · typical 3.9
Higher than 52% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
2.7 e-items · typical 1.1
Higher than 85% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
1.9 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Higher than 53% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.8 attendees · typical 0.4
Higher than 79% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
59% of residents
Higher than 78% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
134K loans last year
Books & media (adults)32%Kids’ books & media28%E-books, audio & streaming40%
Who the programs are for
594 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$176 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $3.4M.
Local 94%State 0%Gifts & other 6%
Locations
Other Islip Public Library branches in Islip
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.