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2011 Library Data

2011 Statistical Totals

2011 statistical totals are based on data gathered from 273 New Jersey public libraries that completed the Data Year 2011 Annual Survey.

Income

Income
Local Government Revenue$452,865,409
State Government Revenue$3,898,111
Federal Government Revenue$1,303,700
Capital Revenue$31,049,678

 

Expenditures

Expenditures
Salaries & Wages Expenditures$227,879,318
Employee Benefits Expenditures$95,495,904
Print Materials Expenditures$30,462,858
Electronic Materials Expenditures$5,023,097
Other Materials Expenditures$8,436,070
Total Capital Expenditures$22,171,238

 

Collections

Collections
Total Print Materials28,920,592
Total Audio Materials1,848,509
Total E-books874,578
Total Databases12,927
Total non-Statewide Databases4,047
Total Volumes33,609,690
Total Titles14,157,474

 

Circulation

Circulation
Adult Circulation37,999,903
Children’s Circulation23,942,044
Total Circulation61,941,947
Non-print Circulation Percentage39.73%
Electronic Material Circulation Percentage1.30%
Children’s Circulation Percentage38.57%

 

Library Services

Library Services
Attendance47,823,717
Reference Transactions8,164,210
Summer Reading Participants145,167
Summer Reading Books Read3,015,547
Children’s programs95,338
Young Adult Programs12,378
Adult Programs102,236
Children’s Programs Attendance1,926,193
Young Adult Programs Attendance166,870
Adult Programs Attendance1,642,603
Registered Borrowers4,540,995
Computers with Internet Access7,484
Public Internet Uses10,601,477

 

The NJ State Library and Talking Book and Braille Center will also be closed on Monday, February 17, 2025 for Presidents Day.
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