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Highland Park Public Library - Highland Park, NJ

Library Overview

Highland Park Public Library

31 N. Fifth Avenue
Highland Park, NJ 08904

Middlesex County, NJ

732-572-2750

Outlet type: Standard Library

Interlibrary relationship: Member of a Federation or Cooperative

Legal basis code: Municipal Government (city, town, or village)

Administrative structure code: Administrative

Population of the legal service area: 12,910

Number of central libraries: 1

Number of branch libraries: 0

Number of bookmobiles: 0

Internet terminals used by general public: 15

Users of electronic resources per typical week: 21,528

Staff
  • Total Staff 10
  • Librarians: 4
  • Librarians with ALA accredited Masters Degrees: 4
  • Librarians without ALA accredited degrees: 0
  • Other Staff: 5

ALA = American Library Association

Income and Expendatures
Total Income:
$875,781
Income by Source
 
Federal
$3,221
Local
$820,200
State
$17,149
Other
$35,211
Total Expenditures:
$873,948
Salaries & Wages
$441,869
Employee Benefits
$118,350
Collection Expenditures:
$116,507
Operating Expenditures:
 
Electronic Format Materials:
$16,185
Capital Outlay Expenditures:
$16,185
Other Expenditures:
$109,379
Collection & Services
Collection:
 
Books & Serial Volumes:
66,237
Subscriptions:
172
Videos:
350
Audio Materials:
1,850
Services:
 
Library Visits:
178,325
Total Circulation:
178,208
Reference Transactions:
11,856
Interlibrary Loans Provided:
117
Source: Public Libraries Survey, Fiscal Year 2005
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