Library · New Hyde Park
Hillside Public Library of New Hyde Park
New Hyde Park’s library is the Hillside Public Library of New Hyde Park, a branch of Hillside Public Library of New Hyde Park, open about 54 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. New Hyde Park’s branch belongs to Hillside Public Library of New Hyde Park, which serves 23,880 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Hillside Public Library of New Hyde Park
155 Lakeville Road, New Hyde Park 11040
54 hrsopen a week
27,000sq 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 Hillside Public Library of New Hyde Park
116K
visits
4.9 per resident
149K
loans, print + digital
6.2 per resident
1,141
programs & events
41K attended
9,967
library cards
42% 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
4.9 visits · typical 3.1
Higher than 76% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
4.6 print items · typical 3.9
Higher than 57% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
1.6 e-items · typical 1.1
Higher than 66% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
2.6 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Higher than 67% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
1.7 attendees · typical 0.4
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
42% of residents
Higher than 53% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
149K loans last year
Books & media (adults)32%Kids’ books & media42%E-books, audio & streaming26%
Who the programs are for
1,141 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$120 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $2.9M.
Local 96%State 0%Gifts & other 4%
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.