Library · Pearl River
Pearl River Public Library
Pearl River’s library is the Pearl River Public Library, a branch of Pearl River Public Library, open about 61 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Pearl River’s branch belongs to Pearl River Public Library, which serves 15,574 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Pearl River Public Library
80 Franklin Avenue, Pearl River 10965
61 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 Pearl River Public Library
205K
visits
13.1 per resident
124K
loans, print + digital
7.9 per resident
1,466
programs & events
30K attended
10K
library cards
65% 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
13.1 visits · typical 3.1
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
5.5 print items · typical 3.9
Higher than 67% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
2.4 e-items · typical 1.1
Higher than 82% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
2.3 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Higher than 61% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
1.9 attendees · typical 0.4
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
65% of residents
Higher than 84% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
124K loans last year
Books & media (adults)40%Kids’ books & media30%E-books, audio & streaming30%
Who the programs are for
1,466 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$203 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $3.2M.
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.