Perth Amboy Free Public Library

Perth Amboy Free Public Library - Perth Amboy, NJ

Library Overview

196 Jefferson Street
Perth Amboy, NJ 08861

Middlesex County, NJ

732-826-2600

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: 43,623

Number of central libraries: 1

Number of branch libraries: 0

Number of bookmobiles: 0

Internet terminals used by general public: 10

Users of electronic resources per typical week: 89,336

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Staff

Total Staff 11
Librarians: 3
Librarians with ALA accredited Masters Degrees: 3
Librarians without ALA accredited degrees: 0
Other Staff: 9

ALA = American Library Association

Income and Expendatures

Total Income:

$1,164,359

Income by Source

Federal

Local

$1,109,444

State

$40,424

Other

$14,491

Total Expenditures:

$1,127,544

Salaries & Wages

$555,727

Employee Benefits

$266,377

Collection Expenditures:

$173,022

Operating Expenditures:

Electronic Format Materials:

Capital Outlay Expenditures:

Other Expenditures:

$104,054

Collection & Services

Collection:

Books & Serial Volumes:

169,291

Subscriptions:

461

Videos:

1,783

Audio Materials:

662

Services:

Library Visits:

138,000

Total Circulation:

110,260

Reference Transactions:

134,000

Interlibrary Loans Provided:

7,969

Source: Public Libraries Survey, Fiscal Year 2005

Nearby Public Schools

P.S. 1 Tottenville School

Staten Island, NY

718-984-0960

1.43 miles

I.S. 34 Tottenville

Staten Island, NY

718-984-0772

1.47 miles

P.S. 6 Cpl Allan F. Kivlehan School

Staten Island, NY

718-356-4789

2.12 miles

Ps/Is 25 South Richmond High School

Staten Island, NY

718-984-1526

2.56 miles

P.S. 3 Margaret Gioiosa School

Staten Island, NY

718-984-1021

3.23 miles