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Public libraries in New Jersey

249 public libraries in New Jersey, 9th among the states. Public library systems in the IMLS Public Libraries Survey run by a city, county, library district, school district, tribe or other government (nonprofit association libraries are not included).

Public libraryCityCountyLibrarians (FTE)
Ocean County LibraryToms RiverOcean117.85
Mercer County LibraryLawrencevilleMercer51.93
Monmouth County LibraryManalapanMonmouth42.95
Somerset County LibraryBridgewaterSomerset40.88
Burlington County LibraryWestamptonBurlington40.41
Newark Public LibraryNewarkEssex36.75
Camden County LibraryVoorheesCamden33.58
Jersey City Free Public LibraryJersey CityHudson28.99
Atlantic County LibraryMays LandingAtlantic21.06
Gloucester County LibraryMullica HillGloucester20.66
Woodbridge Public LibraryWoodbridgeMiddlesex19.08
Hunterdon County LibraryFlemingtonHunterdon18.23
Morris County LibraryWhippanyMorris17.63
Monroe Twp Public Library/MiddlesexMonroe TownshipMiddlesex15.28
Princeton Public LibraryPrincetonMercer15.16
Cape May County LibraryCape May Court HouseCape May14.88
Cherry Hill Free Public LibraryCherry HillCamden14.48
Sussex County LibraryNewtonSussex14.25
Franklin Twp Public Library/SomersetSomersetSomerset13.94
Morristown-Morris Twp Joint Public LibraryMorristownMorris12.78
Montclair Public LibraryMontclairEssex12.75
South Brunswick Public LibraryMonmouth JunctionMiddlesex12.4
New Brunswick Free Public LibraryNew BrunswickMiddlesex11.95
Wayne Public LibraryWaynePassaic11.76
Ruth L. Rockwood Memorial LibraryLivingstonEssex11.57
Piscataway Public LibraryPiscatawayMiddlesex10.94
Millburn Free Public LibraryMillburnEssex10.83
Old Bridge Public LibraryOld BridgeMiddlesex10.58
East Brunswick Public LibraryEast BrunswickMiddlesex10.52
Elizabeth Free Public LibraryElizabethUnion10.5
Westfield Memorial LibraryWestfieldUnion10.28
Paramus Public LibraryParamusBergen9.8
Edison Township Free Public LibraryEdisonMiddlesex9.66
Hoboken Public LibraryHobokenHudson9.63
Middletown Township Public LibraryMiddletownMonmouth9.63
Moorestown LibraryMoorestownBurlington9.24
Teaneck Public LibraryTeaneckBergen9.13
Union Free Public LibraryUnionUnion9
Clifton Public LibraryCliftonPassaic8.88
Parsippany-Troy Hills Public LibraryParsippanyMorris8.88
Johnson Free Public LibraryHackensackBergen8.83
Ocean City Free Public LibraryOcean CityCape May8.8
Mount Laurel LibraryMount LaurelBurlington8.5
Bernards Township LibraryBasking RidgeSomerset8.44
East Orange Public LibraryEast OrangeEssex8.44
Ridgewood Public LibraryRidgewoodBergen8.43
Fort Lee Free Public LibraryFort LeeBergen8.33
Summit Free Public LibrarySummitUnion8.29
Maplewood Memorial LibraryMaplewoodEssex8.21
Warren County LibraryBelvidereWarren8.13
Plainfield Free Public LibraryPlainfieldUnion8.06
Margaret E. Heggan Free Public LibrarySewellGloucester8.02
Trenton Free Public LibraryTrentonMercer7.88
Cranford Public LibraryCranfordUnion7.81
Mahwah Free Public LibraryMahwah TownshipBergen7.69
Scotch Plains Public LibraryScotch PlainsUnion7.22
Bloomfield Public LibraryBloomfieldEssex7
Hamilton Township Free Public LibraryHamiltonMercer7
North Bergen Free Public LibraryNorth BergenHudson6.81
West Orange Free Public LibraryWest OrangeEssex6.66
Linden Free Public LibraryLindenUnion6.65
Nutley Free Public LibraryNutleyEssex6.45
Englewood Free Public LibraryEnglewoodBergen6.28
Montville Township Public LibraryMontvilleMorris6.24
Louis Bay 2nd LibraryHawthornePassaic6.13
Plainsboro Free Public LibraryPlainsboroMiddlesex6.13
Sayreville Free Public LibraryParlinMiddlesex6.13
Mount Olive Public LibraryFlandersMorris5.94
Madison Public LibraryMadisonMorris5.84
North Brunswick Free Public LibraryNorth BrunswickMiddlesex5.63
Monroe Twp Public Library/GloucesterWilliamstownGloucester5.61
West Caldwell Public LibraryWest CaldwellEssex5.3
Maurice M. Pine Free Public LibraryFair LawnBergen5.25
Paterson Free Public LibraryPatersonPassaic5.25
Tenafly Free Public LibraryTenaflyBergen5.25
Springfield Free Public LibrarySpringfieldUnion5
Wyckoff Free Public LibraryWyckoffBergen4.86
Pennsauken Free Public LibraryPennsaukenCamden4.79
New Providence Memorial LibraryNew ProvidenceUnion4.76
Harrison Public LibraryHarrisonHudson4.75
Chathams Joint Free Public LibraryChathamMorris4.69
Irvington Public LibraryIrvingtonEssex4.6
Randolph Township Free Public LibraryRandolphMorris4.58
Bergenfield Free Public LibraryBergenfieldBergen4.42
Franklin Lakes Free Public LibraryFranklin LakesBergen4.41
Bayonne Free Public LibraryBayonneHudson4.38
Cliffside Park Free Public LibraryCliffside ParkBergen4.38
Cumberland County LibraryBridgetonCumberland4.38
Highland Park Public LibraryHighland ParkMiddlesex4.38
Metuchen Public LibraryMetuchenMiddlesex4.38
Rahway Public LibraryRahwayUnion4.38
Rockaway Township Free Public LibraryRockawayMorris4.38
South Orange Public LibrarySouth OrangeEssex4.38
Union City Public LibraryUnion CityHudson4.38
West Milford Township LibraryWest MilfordPassaic4.38
Willingboro Public LibraryWillingboroBurlington4.38
Bedminster-Far HillsBedminsterSomerset4.26
Glen Rock Public LibraryGlen RockBergen4.15
Avalon Free Public LibraryAvalonCape May3.96
Passaic Public LibraryPassaicPassaic3.94
Haddonfield Public LibraryHaddonfieldCamden3.9
South Plainfield Free Public LibrarySouth PlainfieldMiddlesex3.73
River Vale Public LibraryRiver ValeBergen3.65
Matawan-Aberdeen Public LibraryMatawanMonmouth3.54
Rutherford Free Public LibraryRutherfordBergen3.54
Berkeley Heights Free Public LibraryBerkeley HeightsUnion3.5
Clark Public LibraryClarkUnion3.5
Cresskill Public LibraryCresskillBergen3.5
Long Branch Free Public LibraryLong BranchMonmouth3.5
Neptune Township Public LibraryNeptuneMonmouth3.5
New Milford Public LibraryNew MilfordBergen3.5
Ramsey Free Public LibraryRamseyBergen3.5
South River Public LibrarySouth RiverMiddlesex3.5
Upper Saddle River Public LibraryUpper Saddle RiverBergen3.5
Verona Free Public LibraryVeronaEssex3.5
Washington Twp Public Library/MorrisLong ValleyMorris3.5
Collingswood Free Public LibraryCollingswoodCamden3.36
Red Bank Public LibraryRed BankMonmouth3.26
Oradell Public LibraryOradellBergen3.23
Lee Memorial LibraryAllendaleBergen3.08
Margate City Public LibraryMargateAtlantic3.04
West Deptford Free Public LibraryWest DeptfordGloucester2.81
Hasbrouck Heights Free Public LibraryHasbrouck HeightsBergen2.78
Middlesex Public LibraryMiddlesexMiddlesex2.78
Lodi Memorial LibraryLodiBergen2.75
Pequannock Township Public LibraryPompton PlainsMorris2.75
Roxbury Public LibrarySuccasunnaMorris2.75
The Orange Public LibraryOrangeEssex2.68
Montvale Free Public LibraryMontvaleBergen2.64
Asbury Park Free Public LibraryAsbury ParkMonmouth2.63
Belleville Public LibraryBellevilleEssex2.63
Carteret Free Public LibraryCarteretMiddlesex2.63
Cedar Grove Free Public LibraryCedar GroveEssex2.63
Denville Free Public LibraryDenvilleMorris2.63
Dixon Homestead LibraryDumontBergen2.63
Garfield Free Public LibraryGarfieldBergen2.63
James H. Johnson Memorial LibraryDeptfordGloucester2.63
Leonia Public LibraryLeoniaBergen2.63
Long Hill Township Free Public LibraryGilletteMorris2.63
North Arlington Public LibraryNorth ArlingtonBergen2.63
Ridgefield Park Public LibraryRidgefield ParkBergen2.63
Roselle Free Public LibraryRoselleUnion2.63
Saddle Brook Free Public LibrarySaddle BrookBergen2.63
Secaucus Free Public LibrarySecaucusHudson2.63
Washington Twp Public Library/BergenTwp. of WashingtonBergen2.63
William E. Dermody Free Public LibraryCarlstadtBergen2.63
Closter Public LibraryClosterBergen2.6
Phillipsburg Free Public LibraryPhillipsburgWarren2.56
Ridgefield Free Public LibraryRidgefieldBergen2.49
Chester LibraryChesterMorris2.38
Palisades Park Free Public LibraryPalisades ParkBergen2.35
Haledon Free Public LibraryHaledonPassaic2.19
Perth Amboy Free Public LibraryPerth AmboyMiddlesex2.02
Runnemede Public LibraryRunnemedeCamden2.02
Fairview Free Public LibraryFairviewBergen2
Maywood Public LibraryMaywoodBergen2
Weehawken Free Public LibraryWeehawkenHudson2
Gloucester City LibraryGloucester CityCamden1.99
Franklin Twp Public Library/GloucesterFranklinvilleGloucester1.88
Vineland Public LibraryVinelandCumberland1.88
Lyndhurst Free Public LibraryLyndhurstBergen1.78
Atlantic City Free Public LibraryAtlantic CityAtlantic1.75
Bogota Public LibraryBogotaBergen1.75
Bradley Beach Public LibraryBradley BeachMonmouth1.75
Butler Public LibraryButlerMorris1.75
Caldwell Free Public LibraryCaldwellEssex1.75
Cranbury Public LibraryCranburyMiddlesex1.75
Dover Free Public LibraryDoverMorris1.75
East Hanover Township Free Public LibraryEast HanoverMorris1.75
East Rutherford Memorial LibraryEast RutherfordBergen1.75
Edgewater Free Public LibraryEdgewaterBergen1.75
Emerson Public LibraryEmersonBergen1.75
Fanwood Memorial LibraryFanwoodUnion1.75
Florham Park Free Public LibraryFlorham ParkMorris1.75
Glen Ridge Free Public LibraryGlen RidgeEssex1.75
Hillsdale Free Public LibraryHillsdaleBergen1.75
Hillside Free Public LibraryHillsideUnion1.75
Jefferson Township Public LibraryOak RidgeMorris1.75
Kearny Public LibraryKearnyHudson1.75
Kinnelon Public LibraryKinnelonMorris1.75
Lincoln Park Public LibraryLincoln ParkMorris1.75
Midland Park Memorial LibraryMidland ParkBergen1.75
Mount Arlington Public LibraryMount ArlingtonMorris1.75
Mountainside Free Public LibraryMountainsideUnion1.75
North Haledon Free Public LibraryNorth HaledonPassaic1.75
Northvale Public LibraryNorthvaleBergen1.75
Oakland Public LibraryOaklandBergen1.75
Pompton Lakes Borough Free Public LibraryPompton LakesPassaic1.75
Sparta Public LibrarySpartaSussex1.75
Spring Lake Public LibrarySpring LakeMonmouth1.75
Waldwick Public LibraryWaldwickBergen1.75
Westwood Free Public LibraryWestwoodBergen1.75
Worth Pinkham Memorial LibraryHo-Ho-KusBergen1.75
River Edge Free Public LibraryRiver EdgeBergen1.7
Anthony Pio Costa Memorial LibraryFairfieldEssex1.68
Salem Free Public LibrarySalemSalem1.54
Roselle Park Veteran's Memorial LibraryRoselle ParkUnion1.46
Waterford Township Public LibraryAtcoCamden1.38
Linwood Public LibraryLinwoodAtlantic1.33
Milltown Public LibraryMilltownMiddlesex1.33
Dowdell Library of South AmboySouth AmboyMiddlesex1.31
West New York Free Public LibraryWest New YorkHudson1.11
Roseland Free Public LibraryRoselandEssex1.1
Wood-Ridge Memorial LibraryWood-RidgeBergen1.06
Lambertville Free Public LibraryLambertvilleHunterdon1.04
Boonton Holmes Public LibraryBoontonMorris1
Harrington Park Public LibraryHarrington ParkBergen1
Keyport Free Public LibraryKeyportMonmouth1
Longport Public LibraryLongportAtlantic1
Audubon Free Public LibraryAudubonCamden0.93
Bernardsville Public LibraryBernardsvilleSomerset0.93
Alfred H. Baumann Library/West PatersoWoodland ParkPassaic0.88
Avon Free Public LibraryAvon-By-The-SeaMonmouth0.88
Bloomingdale Free Public LibraryBloomingdalePassaic0.88
Bridgeton Free Public LibraryBridgetonCumberland0.88
Dwight D. Eisenhower LibraryTotowaPassaic0.88
Elmwood Park Free Public LibraryElmwood ParkBergen0.88
Flemington Free Public LibraryFlemingtonHunterdon0.88
Freehold Public LibraryFreeholdMonmouth0.88
Hackettstown Free Public LibraryHackettstownWarren0.88
Haddon Heights Public LibraryHaddon HeightsCamden0.88
Haworth Municipal LibraryHaworthBergen0.88
John F. Kennedy Memorial LibraryWallingtonBergen0.88
Kenilworth Public LibraryKenilworthUnion0.88
Little Falls Public LibraryLittle FallsPassaic0.88
Little Ferry Free Public LibraryLittle FerryBergen0.88
Park Ridge Free Public LibraryPark RidgeBergen0.88
Raritan Public LibraryRaritanSomerset0.88
Rockaway Borough Free Public LibraryRockawayMorris0.88
Spotswood Public LibrarySpotswoodMiddlesex0.88
Wanaque Borough Free Public LibraryWanaquePassaic0.88
Wharton Public LibraryWhartonMorris0.88
Milford Public LibraryMilfordHunterdon0.76
Otto Bruyns Public LibraryNorthfieldAtlantic0.75
Pennington Free Public LibraryPenningtonMercer0.75
Riverdale Public LibraryRiverdaleMorris0.74
Jamesburg Public LibraryJamesburgMiddlesex0.71
Stratford Public LibraryStratfordCamden0.7
Beach Haven Free Public LibraryBeach HavenOcean0.63
W.H. Walters Free Public LibraryAlphaWarren0.63
Belmar Public LibraryBelmarMonmouth0.41
Washington Public LibraryWashingtonWarren0.3
Dunellen Free Public LibraryDunellenMiddlesex0
Garwood Free Public LibraryGarwoodUnion0
Gill Memorial LibraryPaulsboroGloucester0
Hopewell Public LibraryHopewellMercer0
Wenonah Free Public LibraryWenonahGloucester0
Westville Public LibraryWestvilleGloucester0
Woodbury Public LibraryWoodburyGloucester0

Largest first by librarians (FTE), as each employer reports it to its federal registry.

Source: Institute of Museum and Library Services, Public Libraries Survey, Fiscal Year 2024. Data captured October 2, 2026.

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