Library · Port Jefferson
Port Jefferson Free Library
Port Jefferson’s library is the Port Jefferson Free Library, a branch of Port Jefferson Free Library, open about 47 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Port Jefferson’s branch belongs to Port Jefferson Free Library, which serves 7,654 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Port Jefferson Free Library
100 Thompson St., Port Jefferson 11777
47 hrsopen a week
23,450sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
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 Port Jefferson Free Library
125K
visits
16.3 per resident
279K
loans, print + digital
36.4 per resident
1,617
programs & events
27K attended
8,520
library cards
100% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000 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
16.3 visits · typical 3.0
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
28.0 print items · typical 3.8
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
8.4 e-items · typical 1.0
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
13.4 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
3.6 attendees · typical 0.5
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
100% of residents
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
279K loans last year
Books & media (adults)40%Kids’ books & media37%E-books, audio & streaming23%
Who the programs are for
1,617 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$565 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $4.3M.
Local 92%State 0%Gifts & other 7%
Locations
Other Port Jefferson Free Library branches in Port Jefferson
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.