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Jersey City Free Public Library - Jersey City, NJ

Library Overview

Jersey City Free Public Library

472 Jersey Avenue
Jersey City, NJ 07302

Hudson County, NJ

201-547-4500

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 Entity with Multiple Direct Service Outlets where Administrative Offices are Not Separate

Population of the legal service area: 221,382

Number of central libraries: 1

Number of branch libraries: 11

Number of bookmobiles: 1

Internet terminals used by general public: 168

Users of electronic resources per typical week: 104,000

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»Hudson County Libraries
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Staff
  • Total Staff 111
  • Librarians: 18
  • Librarians with ALA accredited Masters Degrees: 18
  • Librarians without ALA accredited degrees: 0
  • Other Staff: 92

ALA = American Library Association

Income and Expendatures
Total Income:
$7,752,725
Income by Source
 
Federal
$180,783
Local
$7,175,000
State
$294,071
Other
$102,871
Total Expenditures:
$7,982,812
Salaries & Wages
$7,736,231
Employee Benefits
$4,219,578
Collection Expenditures:
$1,184,351
Operating Expenditures:
 
Electronic Format Materials:
$390,975
Capital Outlay Expenditures:
$390,975
Other Expenditures:
$505,343
Collection & Services
Collection:
 
Books & Serial Volumes:
438,384
Subscriptions:
650
Videos:
12,000
Audio Materials:
4,647
Services:
 
Library Visits:
479,974
Total Circulation:
206,900
Reference Transactions:
198,509
Interlibrary Loans Provided:
97
Source: Public Libraries Survey, Fiscal Year 2005
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