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Library System Name:
Library System Elizabeth Free Public Library
County:
Union
FSCS ID:
NJ0289
Mailing Address:
11 South Broad ST.
Elizabeth, NJ 07202-3401
Physical Address:
11 South Broad ST.
Elizabeth, NJ 07202-3401
Phone:
(908) 354-6060
Region:
Mid East
FIPS Code:
34
 Library Details
 Characteristics Show Less 
Central Library: 1
Branches: 3
Bookmobiles: 1
Total Outlets: 5
Public Internet Terminals: 111
  Legal Service Area Population:   120,568  
Interlibrary Relationship:
Member of a system, federation, or cooperative service, but not the headquarters
Legal Basis:
Municipal government (city, town, or village)
Census Geography:
City (exactly)
 Staff
Total Staff: 48.14  
   Librarians with ALA-accredited MLS: 13.13
   Librarians without ALA-accredited MLS: 0.00
   Other Staff: 35.01
 Income & Expenditures
Amount Amount
per capita
  Total Income: $3,624,199 $32.59  
   Income by Source
      Federal: $32,688 $0.29
      Local: $3,381,259 $30.41
      State: $147,698 $1.33
      Other: $62,554 $0.56
  Total Expenditures: $3,516,601 $31.63  
   Total Staff Expenditures: $2,294,340 $20.63
      Salaries & Wages: $1,677,900 $15.09
      Employee Benefits: $616,440
     Collection Expenditures: $508,644 $4.57  
     Operating Expenditures      
      Electronic Format Materials: $15,351 $0.14
     Capital Outlay Expenditures: $84,916  
   Other Expenditures: $713,617
 Collection & Services
Number Number
per capita
  Collection      
   Books & Serial Volumes: 342,305 3.08
   Subscriptions: 520
   Videos: 16,514
   Audio Materials: 8,343
  Services (per year):      
   Library Visits: 436,139 3.92
   Total Circulation: 190,581 1.71
   Reference Transactions: 13,050 0.12
     Interlibrary Loans Provided: 884 0.01  
   Interlibrary Loans Received: 377 0.00
     Circulation of Children's Materials: 32,743    
   Children's Program Attendance: 5,043
Source: Public Libraries Survey, Fiscal Year 2005
Note: "N/A" means the data are not available or not applicable.

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