Library · Long Beach
Long Beach Public Library
Long Beach’s library is the Long Beach Public Library, a branch of Long Beach Public Library, open about 63 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Long Beach’s branch belongs to Long Beach Public Library, which serves 40,647 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Long Beach Public Library
111 West Park Avenue, Long Beach 11561
63 hrsopen a week
26,000sq 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 Long Beach Public Library
141K
visits
3.5 per resident
244K
loans, print + digital
6.0 per resident
2,101
programs & events
41K attended
17K
library cards
42% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 25,000 to 100,000 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
3.5 visits · typical 2.6
Higher than 67% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
3.5 print items · typical 3.7
A little below typical (48th percentile)
Digital borrowing
2.5 e-items · typical 1.2
Higher than 81% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
1.4 kids’ items · typical 1.7
A little below typical (45th percentile)
Program attendance
1.0 attendees · typical 0.3
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
42% of residents
Higher than 56% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
244K loans last year
Books & media (adults)35%Kids’ books & media24%E-books, audio & streaming41%
Who the programs are for
2,101 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$100 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $4M.
Local 98%State 1%Gifts & other 1%
Locations
Other Long Beach Public Library branches in Long Beach
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.