Library · Oyster Bay
Syosset Public Library
Oyster Bay’s library is the Syosset Public Library, a branch of Syosset Public Library, open about 68 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Oyster Bay’s branch belongs to Syosset Public Library, which serves 35,408 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Syosset Public Library
225 South Oyster Bay Road, Syosset 11791
68 hrsopen a week
64,200sq 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 Syosset Public Library
259K
visits
7.3 per resident
397K
loans, print + digital
11.2 per resident
869
programs & events
25K attended
38K
library cards
100% 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
7.3 visits · typical 2.6
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
7.3 print items · typical 3.7
Higher than 79% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
3.9 e-items · typical 1.2
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
3.7 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Higher than 82% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.7 attendees · typical 0.3
Higher than 86% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
100% of residents
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
397K loans last year
Books & media (adults)32%Kids’ books & media33%E-books, audio & streaming35%
Who the programs are for
869 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$180 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $6.4M.
Local 96%State 0%Gifts & other 4%
Locations
Other Syosset Public Library branches in Oyster Bay
2.8mi
Hicksville Public LibraryHicksville Free Public Library · Hicksville · 63 hrs a week
Directions →6.4mi
Gold Coast Public LibraryGold Coast Public Library District · Glen Head · 68 hrs a week
Directions →And 2 more in Oyster Bay.
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.