Data - June 2015 NYC Libraries by the Numbers
Despite declining funds and limited hours of service, New York City’s public libraries are seeing a surge in users and uses. Below we show where the growth is happening and how funding cuts in recent years have affected performance, and provide the city’s first branch-by-branch accounting of book circulation, program attendance and visits.
by David Giles
In today’s information economy, New York City’s public libraries have become dynamic learning environments with an uncommonly wide range of services and resources. No longer just book repositories, libraries are places where teens can geek out on computers, the unemployed can improve their resumes, and immigrants can learn and practice English. They are community spaces where people are encouraged to share stories and impart advice, where volunteers can donate their skills and teach a class on knitting or film editing. They are platforms for community organizations and neighborhood groups, and resources for budding entrepreneurs and hobbyists.
Since the early 2000s, New York City’s 207 library branches have leveraged their status as community anchors and their ability to draw on volunteers as well as librarians and other trained staff to dramatically increase the number and type of public programs on offer. Between Fiscal Years 2002 and 2014, annual attendance at these programs increased by 67 percent, or 1.1 million attendees. In Fiscal Year 2014, nearly 2.8 million New Yorkers attended a class or workshop or some other event at their local library, compared to just 1.7 million in Fiscal Year 2002. With the advent of e-lending and the proliferating selection of downloadable materials, circulation has been on the rise over the last 13 years as well. Since Fiscal Year 2002, checkouts of both physical and electronic books and other items has risen 30 percent, going from 43.4 million materials in 2002 to 56.3 million in 2014.
Whether it is program attendance or circulation, no borough has seen bigger increases over this period than the Bronx. Between 2002 and 2014, libraries in the Bronx experienced a 225 percent increase in attendees at public programs, while Manhattan libraries jumped 172 percent, Staten Island branches 87 percent, Queens branches 70 percent, and Brooklyn branches 22 percent over the same period. Since 2002, branches in both Manhattan and the Bronx have experienced a 35 percent rise in circulation, while Brooklyn libraries saw a 29 percent rise. Circulation dropped in Queens (-5 percent) and Staten Island (-9 percent) over this period.
Among the top 50 libraries by annual visitors, Manhattan has 15, Queens 15, Brooklyn 12, the Bronx 6 and Staten Island 2. Unsurprisingly, the city’s five large regional libraries—including Brooklyn Central, Queens Central, Mid-Manhattan, Flushing and the Bronx Library Center—attract the most library patrons. Every year, these five libraries see a combined 6.4 million people walk through their doors, welcome 288,000 attendees in their public programs and check-out 8.8 million materials. But a number of other relatively small neighborhood branches attract an enormous number of patrons every year, including Kings Highway, McKinley Park, New Utrecht, Midwood and Jackson Heights, all of which are in the top ten citywide by circulation, or Ridgewood, Long Island City, Seward Park, Riverside and Clason’s Point, which are in the top ten by program attendance. Among New York’s smallest libraries (10,000 square feet or less), McKinley Park, Corona, Sunnyside, 58th Street, Lefferts, Windsor Terrace, and Cortelyou are all extremely popular branches, with each having over 200,000 visitors per year.
Remarkably, the city’s three public library systems—including the New York Public Library, which covers the Bronx, Manhattan and Staten Island, the Brooklyn Public Library and Queens Library—have managed to expand programming and attract new patrons in a flat or even slightly negative funding environment. Operating support from the city, which is so critical for keeping the doors open, the branches staffed, and the collection of books and other resources up-to-date, has declined by 4 percent in inflation adjusted dollars since Fiscal Year 2002.
Funding cuts after the September 11th terrorist attacks and then again after a full restoration of six-day service in 2008 caused the libraries to reduce staff and service hours and cut way back on the purchase of new materials. Since Fiscal Year 2009, when the libraries received over $360 million in subsidies (inflation adjusted), a bump due in small part to retroactive payments to unionized staff, funding has dropped 10 percent. And although program attendance figures have continued to rise over that period, circulation has dropped significantly. After reaching a peak of 69 million materials in 2011, circulation dropped 18 percent to 56 million materials in 2014.
As detailed in table VIII, Mayor de Blasio’s Executive Budget does not increase funding over the next four years. The three library systems estimate that the funding level proposed for Fiscal Year 2016 will have to rise $65 million in order to reach the level of service last seen in 2008 and 2009.
I. Library Program Attendance Citywide: FY2002-FY2014
Fiscal Year Total Program Attendance Total Percent Change
2002 1,664,275
2003 1,508,998 -9%
2004 1,352,330 -10%
2005 1,629,919 21%
2006 1,633,574 0%
2007 1,894,028 16%
2008 2,120,199 12%
Center for an Urban Future I. Library Program Attendance Citywide: FY2002-FY2014
Fiscal Year Total Program Attendance Total Percent Change
2009 2,335,063 10%
2010 2,307,933 -1%
2011 2,426,767 5%
2012 2,588,543 7%
2013 2,447,176 -5%
2014 2,779,603 14%
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II. Library Circulation Citywide: FY2002-FY2014
Fiscal Year Total Systemwide Circulation Total Percent Change
2002 43,353,000
2003 41,600,000 -4%
Center for an Urban Future II. Library Circulation Citywide: FY2002-FY2014
Fiscal Year Total Systemwide Circulation Total Percent Change
2004 41,828,000 1%
2005 48,445,000 16%
2006 52,006,000 7%
2007 54,088,000 4%
2008 59,235,000 10%
2009 62,450,000 5%
2010 66,623,000 7%
2011 68,797,000 3%
2012 63,531,646 -8%
2013 60,880,350 -4%
2014 56,322,079 -7%
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III. Program Attendance and Circulation by Borough: FY2002-FY2014
Circulation Program Attendance
PA Circ FY2002 FY 2012 FY 2013 FY 2014 FY2002 FY2012 FY2013 FY 2014 %Change %Change 02-14 02-14
BRONX 3,090,589 4,860,377 4,477,150 4,172,435 142,377 411,317 441,420 463,165 225% 35%
Center for an Urban Future III. Program Attendance and Circulation by Borough: FY2002-FY2014
Circulation Program Attendance
PA Circ FY2002 FY 2012 FY 2013 FY 2014 FY2002 FY2012 FY2013 FY 2014 %Change %Change 02-14 02-14
BROOKLYN 11,304,059 18,690,259 16,501,362 14,577,594 567,519 755,378 596,989 691,508 22% 29%
MANHATTAN 7,988,839 12,146,598 11,285,419 10,785,861 216,362 510,065 550,230 588,720 172% 35%
QUEENS 15,554,882 17,238,193 15,959,847 14,756,917 453,080 684,295 652,571 770,927 70% -5%
STATEN 2,279,056 2,288,290 2,133,008 2,085,438 73,861 114,342 107,482 137,835 87% -8% ISLAND
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IV. Top 50 Branches by Circulation
Branch Location Borough 2014 Circulation
FLUSHING Q 2,226,973
MID-MANHATTAN LIBRARY M 2,186,713
Center for an Urban Future IV. Top 50 Branches by Circulation
Branch Location Borough 2014 Circulation
BROOKLYN CENTRAL B 1,926,743
QUEENS CENTRAL Q 1,887,017
KINGS HIGHWAY B 1,110,905
MCKINLEY PARK B 772,039
NEW UTRECHT B 604,442
MIDWOOD B 592,052
BRONX LIBRARY CENTER BX 585,909
JACKSON HEIGHTS Q 559,445
ANDREW HEISKELL M 551,829
BAYSIDE Q 540,879
FOREST HILLS Q 540,615
TODT HILL-WESTERLEIGH SI 515,801
GLEN OAKS Q 477,261
FRESH MEADOWS Q 475,547
BOROUGH PARK B 469,029
CHATHAM SQUARE M 437,793
KENSINGTON B 429,437
SUNSET PARK B 412,211
SEWARD PARK M 405,347
KINGS BAY B 402,708
ST. AGNES M 388,533
BAY RIDGE B 388,038
JEFFERSON MARKET M 383,479
Center for an Urban Future IV. Top 50 Branches by Circulation
Branch Location Borough 2014 Circulation
RYDER B 379,626
MAPLETON B 374,832
HIGHLAWN B 374,824
RIVERSIDE M 361,857
MORNINGSIDE HEIGHTS M 358,626 (COLUMBIA)
BROOKLYN HEIGHTS B 353,816
NEW AMSTERDAM M 348,592
PARK SLOPE B 344,140
BROADWAY Q 331,146
58TH STREET M 311,124
BLOOMINGDALE M 298,969
STEINWAY Q 295,668
ULMER PARK B 289,861
HILLCREST Q 288,447
SUNNYSIDE Q 284,316
PARKCHESTER BX 283,408
BRIGHTON BEACH B 281,335
WINDSOR TERRACE B 276,860
FLATLANDS B 272,725
MCGOLDRICK Q 272,693
MUHLENBERG M 269,157
67TH STREET M 268,726
Center for an Urban Future IV. Top 50 Branches by Circulation
Branch Location Borough 2014 Circulation
INWOOD M 268,701
FORT WASHINGTON M 265,675
MULBERRY STREET M 265,333
V. Top 50 Branches by Program Attendance
Branch Name Borough FY 2014
BRONX LIBRARY CENTER BX 65,859
QUEENS CENTRAL Q 61,948
FLUSHING Q 58,923
BROOKLYN CENTRAL B 56,219
MID-MANHATTAN LIBRARY M 45,202
RIDGEWOOD Q 42,486
LONG ISLAND CITY Q 39,777
SEWARD PARK M 38,807
RIVERSIDE M 38,093
CLASON'S POINT BX 35,951
STEINWAY Q 34,637
SHEEPSHEAD BAY B 34,196
BAY RIDGE B 31,181
CORONA Q 30,153
PARKCHESTER BX 27,602
LEONARD B 26,878
RICHMOND HILL Q 25,684
Center for an Urban Future V. Top 50 Branches by Program Attendance
Branch Name Borough FY 2014
KINGS HIGHWAY B 24,667
BATTERY PARK CITY M 23,582
ST. GEORGE LIBRARY SI 22,974
WOODSIDE Q 22,028
CHATHAM SQUARE M 21,957
ST. AGNES M 21,677
FOREST HILLS Q 21,458
JEFFERSON MARKET M 21,458
JACKSON HEIGHTS Q 21,357
BROOKLYN HEIGHTS B 21,293
HAMILTON GRANGE M 20,964
NEW UTRECHT B 20,771
LANGSTON HUGHES Q 20,717
KINGS BAY B 20,184
67TH STREET M 19,948
MORNINGSIDE HEIGHTS M 19,651 (COLUMBIA)
KIPS BAY M 19,147
PACIFIC B 18,782
MIDWOOD B 18,683
WESTCHESTER SQUARE BX 18,532
FLATBUSH B 18,395
NEW DORP SI 18,336
Center for an Urban Future V. Top 50 Branches by Program Attendance
Branch Name Borough FY 2014
LEFFERTS Q 18,225
MORRISANIA BX 18,185
BRIARWOOD Q 18,021
MUHLENBERG M 17,826
HARLEM M 17,650
INWOOD M 17,626
MULBERRY STREET M 17,618
QUEENS VILLAGE Q 16,905
WINDSOR TERRACE B 16,522
CROWN HEIGHTS B 16,421
SUNNYSIDE Q 16,187
VI. Top 50 Branches by Visits
Branch Name Borough FY 2014
FLUSHING Q 1,727,541
QUEENS CENTRAL Q 1,451,611
MID-MANHATTAN LIBRARY M 1,306,240
BROOKLYN CENTRAL B 1,194,494
BRONX LIBRARY CENTER BX 718,085
JACKSON HEIGHTS Q 445,970
KINGS HIGHWAY B 378,306
FOREST HILLS Q 335,443
SEWARD PARK M 326,264
Center for an Urban Future VI. Top 50 Branches by Visits
Branch Name Borough FY 2014
CHATHAM SQUARE M 300,877
BROADWAY Q 294,241
JEFFERSON MARKET M 287,007
MCKINLEY PARK B 284,592
RIVERSIDE M 281,223
BROOKLYN HEIGHTS B 278,315
RIDGEWOOD Q 270,604
MORNINGSIDE HEIGHTS M 254,470 (COLUMBIA)
ST. AGNES M 250,958
PARKCHESTER BX 249,572
NEW AMSTERDAM M 243,047
CORONA Q 240,466
NEW UTRECHT B 238,219
STEINWAY Q 231,405
SUNNYSIDE Q 228,325
INWOOD M 227,135
58TH STREET M 225,259
LEFFERTS Q 219,039
WINDSOR TERRACE B 217,865
CORTELYOU B 217,463
SUNSET PARK B 215,758
ST. GEORGE LIBRARY SI 214,281
Center for an Urban Future VI. Top 50 Branches by Visits
Branch Name Borough FY 2014
BAYSIDE Q 207,105
BLOOMINGDALE M 205,212
MOTT HAVEN BX 203,280
CAMBRIA HEIGHTS Q 200,226
REGO PARK Q 196,552
MOSHOLU BX 195,361
TODT HILL-WESTERLEIGH SI 193,236
KINGSBRIDGE BX 193,138
BELMONT BX 192,307
COUNTEE CULLEN M 191,778
MUHLENBERG M 190,238
BAY RIDGE B 189,689
KENSINGTON B 186,295
FRESH MEADOWS Q 185,922
KINGS BAY B 184,905
FAR ROCKAWAY Q 184,711
HAMILTON GRANGE M 183,745
GRAND CENTRAL M 183,390
MIDWOOD B 181,471
VII. Top 50 Small Branches
Building Square Circulation Program Branch Name Borough Visits 2014 Feet 2014 Att 2014
MCKINLEY PARK B 7,639 284,592 772,039 7,855
Center for an Urban Future VII. Top 50 Small Branches
Building Square Circulation Program Branch Name Borough Visits 2014 Feet 2014 Att 2014
CORONA Q 10,000 240,466 253,363 30,153
SUNNYSIDE Q 7,500 228,325 284,316 16,187
58TH STREET M 8,036 225,259 311,124 9,792
LEFFERTS Q 7,500 219,039 197,895 18,225
WINDSOR TERRACE B 7,462 217,865 276,860 16,522
CORTELYOU B 7,495 217,463 245,145 11,642
REGO PARK Q 7,500 196,552 238,081 4,889
FRESH MEADOWS Q 8,700 185,922 475,547 8,015
FAR ROCKAWAY Q 9,060 184,711 156,770 11,106
BAYCHESTER BX 10,000 169,829 122,917 5,811
CLASON'S POINT BX 10,000 169,781 142,302 35,951
KIPS BAY M 9,400 164,911 193,684 19,147
MELROSE BX 9,927 164,742 129,862 11,184
GREENPOINT B 7,301 161,370 236,430 11,879
SPUYTEN DUYVIL BX 7,500 157,449 197,367 5,550
MASPETH Q 7,500 151,914 239,963 3,993
MCGOLDRICK Q 7,500 148,987 272,693 13,458
HIGHLAWN B 7,676 148,262 374,824 10,553
OTTENDORFER M 8,332 138,452 172,882 13,091
VAN NEST BX 7,690 132,826 112,287 11,950
HILLCREST Q 7,600 130,215 288,447 3,576
LAURELTON Q 9,000 128,504 105,659 14,648
Center for an Urban Future VII. Top 50 Small Branches
Building Square Circulation Program Branch Name Borough Visits 2014 Feet 2014 Att 2014
MITCHELL-LINDEN Q 8,800 127,084 199,643 8,387
BRIARWOOD Q 7,500 125,970 190,152 18,021
FORT HAMILTON B 7,010 125,047 180,915 6,562
ROCHDALE VILLAGE Q 7,500 125,034 78,723 6,732
WINDSOR PARK Q 7,500 122,920 216,756 7,193
CANARSIE B 6,811 120,332 73,421 4,497
SOUTH HOLLIS Q 7,500 119,400 56,097 6,048
RYDER B 7,538 114,502 379,626 5,532
ULMER PARK B 8,326 113,148 289,861 6,591
MORRIS PARK BX 6,300 111,584 123,977 12,623
EDENWALD BX 7,500 110,482 100,716 15,553
EASTCHESTER BX 7,500 110,173 94,160 6,947
NORTH HILLS Q 6,000 109,273 143,171 9,935
WOODHAVEN Q 9,100 105,753 134,826 10,976
BAY TERRACE Q 7,500 103,805 132,403 12,969
SHEEPSHEAD BAY B 7,672 102,059 250,689 34,196
HOWARD BEACH Q 7,500 102,022 154,420 4,151
JEROME PARK BX 7,404 100,688 60,973 6,162
PELHAM BAY BX 10,000 100,553 108,632 14,651
MILL BASIN B 7,307 99,618 168,496 8,455
CYPRESS HILLS B 6,999 98,368 86,674 12,786
ST. ALBANS Q 7,510 97,817 89,860 3,533
Center for an Urban Future VII. Top 50 Small Branches
Building Square Circulation Program Branch Name Borough Visits 2014 Feet 2014 Att 2014
POMONOK Q 7,500 97,163 122,853 9,515
WHITESTONE Q 7,500 97,016 166,614 3,904
ROSEDALE Q 5,400 95,724 73,988 6,915
KEW GARDENS HILLS Q 8,400 94,591 130,911 1,222
HOLLIS Q 7,500 94,008 121,039 5,242
VIII. City Subsidies to Library Operating Budgets: FY2002-FY2019
Year Real Nominal
2002 $335,509,000 $255,107,000
2003 $296,186,000 $230,340,000
2004 $296,331,000 $236,590,000
2005 $302,879,000 $250,011,000
2006 $306,477,000 $261,141,000
2007 $321,778,000 $281,988,000
2008 $345,578,000 $314,473,000
2009 $360,294,000 $326,698,000
2010 $337,231,000 $310,801,000
2011 $311,333,000 $295,990,000
2012 $308,174,000 $299,050,000
2013 $303,296,000 $298,627,000
2014 $302,856,000 $303,031,000
2015 $323,311,000 $323,311,000
Center for an Urban Future VIII. City Subsidies to Library Operating Budgets: FY2002-FY2019
Year Real Nominal
2016 N/A $313,859,000
2017 N/A $319,229,000
2018 N/A $320,503,000
2019 N/A $320,504,000
Sources: IBO; Mayor's Office of Management and Budget; New York City Comptroller's Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR). Figures for FY 02-14 are actual expenditures as reported in the CAFRs. Figures for FY 15-19 are from the FY 16 Executive Budget. Inflation adjustments were made with the Bureau of Labor Statistic's Inflation Calculator and use 2015 constant dollars. Totals include city subsidies to NYPL's four research library locations.
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IX. Branch by Branch Circulation
Branch Name Borough System FY2002 FY 2012 FY 2013 FY 2014
115TH STREET M NYPL 62,955 145,027 128,666 123,523
125TH STREET M NYPL 38,089 87,636 83,025 25,123
Center for an Urban Future IX. Branch by Branch Circulation
Branch Name Borough System FY2002 FY 2012 FY 2013 FY 2014
58TH STREET M NYPL 256,084 362,513 340,142 311,124
67TH STREET M NYPL 202,143 287,447 286,961 268,726
96TH STREET M NYPL 191,327 342,366 185,025 215,452
AGUILAR M NYPL 102,289 211,122 210,938 197,649
ALLERTON BX NYPL 116,519 129,891 114,085 96,529
ANDREW HEISKELL M NYPL 378,199 386,741 348,185 551,829
ARLINGTON B BPL 73,162 150,596 96,283 75,214
ARVERNE Q QPL 51,329 83,298 62,805 125,934
ASTORIA Q QPL 87,018 96,136 98,731 91,762
AUBURNDALE Q QPL 397,511 253,183 236,383 186,823
BAISLEY PARK Q QPL 69,869 87,492 86,598 62,149
BATTERY PARK CITY M NYPL 289,734 264,193 263,311
BAY RIDGE B BPL 224,761 520,467 445,348 388,038
BAY TERRACE Q QPL 169,582 174,797 169,808 132,403
BAYCHESTER BX NYPL 177,005 158,708 138,090 122,917
BAYSIDE Q QPL 568,070 684,198 310,613 540,879
BEDFORD B BPL 39,142 94,920 66,635 69,126
BELLEROSE Q QPL 373,334 272,112 245,158 75,626
BELMONT BX NYPL 90,385 122,131 114,437 103,119
BLOOMINGDALE M NYPL 297,165 371,263 374,328 298,969
BOROUGH PARK B BPL 226,542 577,597 540,181 469,029
BROOKLYN CENTRAL B BPL 1,548,102 2,570,201 2,273,551 1,926,743
BRIARWOOD Q QPL 219,928 219,322 210,858 190,152
Center for an Urban Future IX. Branch by Branch Circulation
Branch Name Borough System FY2002 FY 2012 FY 2013 FY 2014
BRIGHTON BEACH B BPL 310,262 385,155 289,840 281,335
BROAD CHANNEL Q QPL 65,283 59,692 45,156 94,748
BROADWAY Q QPL 392,701 375,554 348,237 331,146
BRONX LIBRARY CENTER BX NYPL 198,627 541,977 624,979 585,909
BROOKLYN HEIGHTS B BPL 337,428 487,040 425,517 353,816
BROWER PARK B BPL 78,518 93,521 79,984 61,050
BROWNSVILLE B BPL 58,931 73,066 54,754 43,978
BUSHWICK B BPL 57,458 104,423 93,780 70,972
CAMBRIA HEIGHTS Q QPL 100,966 132,532 138,605 132,727
CANARSIE B BPL 136,186 115,949 101,408 73,421
CARROLL GARDENS B BPL 67,322 209,862 131,153 153,032
CASTLE HILL BX NYPL 68,160 72,886 64,895 62,011
CHATHAM SQUARE M NYPL 510,574 533,500 449,669 437,793
CITY ISLAND BX NYPL 38,347 41,542 37,717 34,049
CLARENDON B BPL 114,107 148,373 105,911 84,145
CLASON'S POINT BX NYPL 81,998 147,630 131,260 142,302
CLINTON HILL B BPL 63,961 179,797 173,881 83,641
COLUMBUS M NYPL 88,492 200,119 174,985 138,015
CONEY ISLAND B BPL 106,396 190,243 76,504 69,688
CORONA Q QPL 178,302 304,451 297,744 253,363
CORTELYOU B BPL 48,855 155,040 272,829 245,145
COUNTEE CULLEN M NYPL 85,937 175,374 167,923 154,734
COURT SQUARE Q QPL 125,753 98,037 99,739 71,368
Center for an Urban Future IX. Branch by Branch Circulation
Branch Name Borough System FY2002 FY 2012 FY 2013 FY 2014
CROWN HEIGHTS B BPL 65,584 281,278 228,410 218,584
CYPRESS HILLS B BPL 86,864 117,841 98,640 86,674
DEKALB B BPL 80,222 106,524 106,310 88,253
DONGAN HILLS SI NYPL 162,888 145,215 118,187 109,604
DOUGLASTON Q QPL 193,183 159,266 160,724 128,562
DYKER B BPL 228,499 339,825 331,699 237,259
EAST ELMHURST Q QPL 75,811 75,154 74,610 69,956
EAST FLATBUSH B BPL 109,885 116,406 81,385 77,428
EAST FLUSHING Q QPL 166,351 154,590 178,072 145,728
EASTCHESTER BX NYPL 88,060 108,494 99,028 94,160
EASTERN PARKWAY B BPL 110,870 179,069 165,978 146,233
EDENWALD BX NYPL 35,430 125,081 104,690 100,716
ELMHURST Q QPL 662,596 365,274 361,481 364,780
EPIPHANY M NYPL 258,459 308,475 287,415 187,365
FAR ROCKAWAY Q QPL 171,223 191,046 178,482 156,770
FLATBUSH B BPL 141,915 147,931 134,351 101,248
FLATLANDS B BPL 291,460 366,062 300,803 272,725
FLUSHING Q QPL 1,441,741 2,559,888 2,352,337 2,226,973
FOREST HILLS Q QPL 391,358 632,864 593,701 540,615
FORT HAMILTON B BPL 177,549 223,998 210,707 180,915
FORT WASHINGTON M NYPL 192,281 325,817 299,491 265,675
FRANCIS MARTIN BX NYPL 111,165 97,161 83,914 70,804
FRESH MEADOWS Q QPL 456,809 819,815 792,939 475,547
Center for an Urban Future IX. Branch by Branch Circulation
Branch Name Borough System FY2002 FY 2012 FY 2013 FY 2014
GEORGE BRUCE M NYPL 95,200 113,134 113,788 108,061
GERRITSEN BEACH B BPL 159,364 239,477 94,151 72,473
GLEN OAKS Q QPL 231,673 169,048 183,468 477,261
GLENDALE Q QPL 141,439 110,072 108,342 94,574
GRAND CENTRAL M NYPL 302,163 248,698 257,566
GRAND CONCOURSE BX NYPL 1,766 148,543 130,716 115,898
GRAVESEND B BPL 189,610 288,992 163,832 196,187
GREAT KILLS SI NYPL 125,829 145,084 131,897 119,216
GREENPOINT B BPL 187,441 280,076 232,500 236,430
HAMILTON FISH PARK M NYPL 77,436 154,402 140,161 138,414
HAMILTON GRANGE M NYPL 53,544 199,735 185,388 179,586
HARLEM M NYPL 31,313 103,868 94,066 98,463
HIGH BRIDGE BX NYPL 77,606 112,705 99,675 88,473
HIGHLAWN B BPL 296,779 477,571 458,237 374,824
HILLCREST Q QPL 357,952 248,604 256,935 288,447
HOLLIS Q QPL 131,148 136,850 141,789 121,039
HOMECREST B BPL 223,322 265,630 230,839 189,962
HOWARD BEACH Q QPL 187,798 144,554 153,920 154,420
HUDSON PARK M NYPL 103,488 146,223 124,344 58,930
HUGUENOT PARK SI NYPL 242,005 231,198 214,456 196,181
HUNT'S POINT BX NYPL 60,356 116,702 119,440 107,575
INWOOD M NYPL 233,643 300,266 279,955 268,701
JACKSON HEIGHTS Q QPL 559,040 666,910 631,155 559,445
Center for an Urban Future IX. Branch by Branch Circulation
Branch Name Borough System FY2002 FY 2012 FY 2013 FY 2014
JAMAICA BAY B BPL 60,279 106,936 78,415 70,732
JEFFERSON MARKET M NYPL 341,956 353,722 356,236 383,479
JEROME PARK BX NYPL 83,124 93,939 68,433 60,973
KENSINGTON B BPL 226,882 444,013 452,541 429,437
KEW GARDENS HILLS Q QPL 302,564 282,233 219,818 130,911
KINGS BAY B BPL 305,766 460,899 478,262 402,708
KINGS HIGHWAY B BPL 536,184 1,385,482 1,254,517 1,110,905
KINGSBRIDGE BX NYPL 151,316 285,189 220,412 203,669
KIPS BAY M NYPL 171,563 194,638 183,774 193,684
LANGSTON HUGHES Q QPL 79,309 110,510 123,673 112,423
LAURELTON Q QPL 117,558 120,789 115,293 105,659
LEFFERTS Q QPL 336,594 255,937 248,391 197,895
LEFRAK CITY Q QPL 172,356 143,707 132,787 115,138
LEONARD B BPL 121,311 155,846 159,234 154,001
LONG ISLAND CITY Q QPL 216,593 180,201 178,637
MACOMB'S BRIDGE M NYPL 8,739 40,843 49,127 45,363
MACON B BPL 72,093 83,382 96,327 74,401
MAPLETON B BPL 351,382 651,720 489,367 374,832
MARCY B BPL 26,178 112,216 91,901 91,802
MARINERS HARBOR SI NYPL 93 47 46,605
MASPETH Q QPL 256,781 257,998 261,415 239,963
MCGOLDRICK Q QPL 290,964 318,326 280,746 272,693
MCKINLEY PARK B BPL 495,643 841,533 826,190 772,039
Center for an Urban Future IX. Branch by Branch Circulation
Branch Name Borough System FY2002 FY 2012 FY 2013 FY 2014
MELROSE BX NYPL 90,901 160,285 139,620 129,862
MIDDLE VILLAGE Q QPL 121,734 106,621 103,786 97,122
MID-MANHATTAN LIBRARY M NYPL 1,937,221 2,493,597 2,370,048 2,186,713
MIDWOOD B BPL 412,816 656,701 617,192 592,052
MILL BASIN B BPL 193,087 205,179 180,138 168,496
MITCHELL-LINDEN Q QPL 265,387 291,494 281,258 199,643
MORNINGSIDE HEIGHTS M NYPL 286,597 388,161 356,235 358,626 (COLUMBIA)
MORRIS PARK BX NYPL 152,820 137,280 123,977
MORRISANIA BX NYPL 54,004 97,338 80,014 73,363
MOSHOLU BX NYPL 121,902 230,489 205,987 181,693
MOTT HAVEN BX NYPL 78,910 120,258 119,590 111,250
MUHLENBERG M NYPL 184,449 309,279 292,957 269,157
MULBERRY STREET M NYPL 302,248 272,963 265,333
NEW AMSTERDAM M NYPL 210,725 379,851 360,293 348,592
NEW DORP SI NYPL 238,666 228,419 209,129 195,258
NEW LOTS B BPL 79,652 125,671 104,630 86,909
NEW UTRECHT B BPL 368,148 874,257 668,724 604,442
NO. FOREST PARK Q QPL 205,692 192,211 188,204 165,963
NORTH HILLS Q QPL 126,528 197,384 174,541 143,171
OTTENDORFER M NYPL 96,716 204,031 171,146 172,882
OZONE PARK Q QPL 207,679 229,807 218,363 156,113
PACIFIC B BPL 58,873 116,491 132,940 123,531
Center for an Urban Future IX. Branch by Branch Circulation
Branch Name Borough System FY2002 FY 2012 FY 2013 FY 2014
PAERDEGAT B BPL 111,092 113,671 88,961 76,235
PARK SLOPE B BPL 183,216 2,266 305,464 344,140
PARKCHESTER BX NYPL 194,562 311,719 289,589 283,408
PELHAM BAY BX NYPL 105,602 120,855 110,445 108,632
PENINSULA Q QPL 123,768 114,419 65,500 57,641
POMONOK Q QPL 131,433 111,901 123,558 122,853
POPPENHUSEN Q QPL 129,670 110,668 115,413 107,386
PORT RICHMOND SI NYPL 87,090 106,527 89,258 78,764
QUEENS CENTRAL Q QPL 1,926,229 1,943,564 2,013,740 1,887,017
QUEENS VILLAGE Q QPL 212,298 184,810 162,833 152,806
QUEENSBORO HILL Q QPL 263,506 142,699 1,120 35,221
RED HOOK B BPL 25,172 47,303 29,670 40,485
REGO PARK Q QPL 386,221 281,772 265,351 238,081
RICHMOND HILL Q QPL 283,503 239,125 225,643 209,518
RICHMONDTOWN SI NYPL 302,501 217,817 256,281 239,973
RIDGEWOOD Q QPL 235,053 224,129 236,420 227,205
RIVERDALE BX NYPL 120,116 123,662 124,637 119,301
RIVERSIDE M NYPL 241,447 356,711 361,325 361,857
ROCHDALE VILLAGE Q QPL 95,072 101,856 97,607 78,723
ROOSEVELT ISLAND M NYPL 60,870 115,757 119,656 113,428
ROSEDALE Q QPL 125,142 106,703 98,490 73,988
RUGBY B BPL 58,050 126,557 111,387 88,144
RYDER B BPL 285,780 387,742 423,896 379,626
Center for an Urban Future IX. Branch by Branch Circulation
Branch Name Borough System FY2002 FY 2012 FY 2013 FY 2014
SARATOGA B BPL 83,711 104,774 81,948 70,959
SEASIDE Q QPL 153,679 114,231 50,717 102,235
SEDGWICK BX NYPL 878 70,665 68,958 60,543
SEWARD PARK M NYPL 225,241 463,276 434,716 405,347
SHEEPSHEAD BAY B BPL 231,595 395,896 186,166 250,689
SOUNDVIEW BX NYPL 69,249 108,359 90,086 84,311
SOUTH BEACH SI NYPL 83,177 133,622 123,507 111,850
SOUTH HOLLIS Q QPL 46,628 91,416 81,191 56,097
SOUTH JAMAICA Q QPL 74,012 68,844 71,858 69,201
SOUTH OZONE PARK Q QPL 105,722 159,760 149,332 108,962
SPRING CREEK B BPL 62,429 95,950 87,191 73,923
SPUYTEN DUYVIL BX NYPL 178,285 219,017 203,411 197,367
ST. AGNES M NYPL 309,430 397,784 392,145 388,533
ST. ALBANS Q QPL 93,291 92,906 93,658 89,860
ST. GEORGE LIBRARY SI NYPL 233,037 239,333 207,199 164,021
STAPLETON SI NYPL 61,316 105 11,035 138,442
STEINWAY Q QPL 221,612 328,192 317,067 295,668
STONE AVENUE B BPL 44,136 70,068 69,129 37,056
SUNNYSIDE Q QPL 275,756 342,612 320,766 284,316
SUNSET PARK B BPL 301,770 540,340 487,215 412,211
TERENCE CARDINAL COOKE M NYPL 122,119 135,315 107,374 60,627
THROG'S NECK BX NYPL 107,356 97,212 87,344 79,166
TODT HILL-WESTERLEIGH SI NYPL 503,631 592,706 558,602 515,801
Center for an Urban Future IX. Branch by Branch Circulation
Branch Name Borough System FY2002 FY 2012 FY 2013 FY 2014
TOMPKINS SQUARE M NYPL 161,861 183,557 172,000 166,709
TOTTENVILLE SI NYPL 128,827 107,834 82,838 73,591
TREMONT BX NYPL 56,529 82,634 73,129 64,332
ULMER PARK B BPL 252,348 413,858 329,868 289,861
VAN CORTLANDT BX NYPL 90,682 78,765 74,564 72,302
VAN NEST BX NYPL 117,457 127,151 113,605 112,287
WAKEFIELD BX NYPL 73,483 100,842 90,956 82,031
WALT WHITMAN B BPL 41,084 74,151 66,990 64,282
WASHINGTON HEIGHTS M NYPL 93,655 395 65 42,358
WASHINGTON IRVING B BPL 91,870 108,250 81,372 71,763
WEBSTER M NYPL 236,216 231,100 227,069
WEST FARMS BX NYPL 47,685 77,941 66,274 61,794
WEST NEW BRIGHTON SI NYPL 110,089 140,337 130,572 96,132
WESTCHESTER SQUARE BX NYPL 74,636 124,142 110,337 94,096
WHITESTONE Q QPL 236,730 198,951 180,596 166,614
WILLIAMSBURGH B BPL 102,247 162,724 147,119 117,505
WINDSOR PARK Q QPL 233,751 243,699 245,676 216,756
WINDSOR TERRACE B BPL 280,768 339,453 309,207 276,860
WOODHAVEN Q QPL 177,016 157,338 130,778 134,826
WOODLAWN HEIGHTS BX NYPL 60,383 73,183 62,305 63,913
WOODSIDE Q QPL 236,472 245,523 227,148 198,195
WOODSTOCK BX NYPL 68,105 80,461 77,248 79,703
Center for an Urban Future IX. Branch by Branch Circulation
Branch Name Borough System FY2002 FY 2012 FY 2013 FY 2014
YORKVILLE M NYPL 277,632 244,292 266,913 247,095
X. Branch by Branch Program Attendance
Branch Name Borough System FY2002 FY2012 FY2013 FY 2014
115TH STREET M NYPL 5,569 9,023 9,622 13,099
125TH STREET M NYPL 2,702 6,690 6,736 1,729
58TH STREET M NYPL 7,362 8,132 8,906 9,792
67TH STREET M NYPL 4,454 18,276 24,326 19,948
96TH STREET M NYPL 9,987 16,568 7,723 11,612
AGUILAR M NYPL 16,519 13,074 13,364 13,148
ALLERTON BX NYPL 1,860 4,972 6,444 7,008
ANDREW HEISKELL M NYPL 1,133 2,370 3,059 4,191
ARLINGTON B BPL 8,966 8,213 4,834 7,704
ARVERNE Q QPL 4,969 4,904 5,335 6,490
ASTORIA Q QPL 8,628 10,023 10,682 14,084
AUBURNDALE Q QPL 4,246 3,688 3,476 5,890
BAISLEY PARK Q QPL 3,168 4,107 3,429 2,556
BATTERY PARK CITY M NYPL 18,431 15,562 23,582
BAY RIDGE B BPL 8,728 30,955 29,290 31,181
BAY TERRACE Q QPL 3,706 12,703 14,458 12,969
BAYCHESTER BX NYPL 5,513 7,940 7,539 5,811
BAYSIDE Q QPL 8,714 8,307 2,902 10,333
BEDFORD B BPL 8,641 8,318 5,318 13,323
Center for an Urban Future X. Branch by Branch Program Attendance
Branch Name Borough System FY2002 FY2012 FY2013 FY 2014
BELLEROSE Q QPL 5,947 4,630 2,994 814
BELMONT BX NYPL 7,521 13,925 16,302 14,542
BLOOMINGDALE M NYPL 7,336 18,217 18,878 11,935
BOROUGH PARK B BPL 8,403 16,069 15,824 14,187
BROOKLYN CENTRAL B BPL 34,759 62,025 48,165 56,219
BRIARWOOD Q QPL 3,283 25,144 14,228 18,021
BRIGHTON BEACH B BPL 8,819 6,912 5,360 7,237
BROAD CHANNEL Q QPL 1,317 667 510 571
BROADWAY Q QPL 6,515 16,063 15,017 15,829
BRONX LIBRARY CENTER BX NYPL 18,547 40,199 57,323 65,859
BROOKLYN HEIGHTS B BPL 24,381 5,624 13,335 21,293
BROWER PARK B BPL 8,172 5,839 6,240 3,216
BROWNSVILLE B BPL 15,704 4,162 2,754 3,272
BUSHWICK B BPL 5,135 9,269 5,249 7,502
CAMBRIA HEIGHTS Q QPL 10,301 18,181 17,992 14,337
CANARSIE B BPL 10,046 8,452 4,636 4,497
CARROLL GARDENS B BPL 4,018 11,420 9,093 12,666
CASTLE HILL BX NYPL 1,785 4,142 4,987 6,431
CHATHAM SQUARE M NYPL 18,334 15,278 17,024 21,957
CITY ISLAND BX NYPL 1,731 5,312 3,680 5,022
CLARENDON B BPL 4,570 13,689 8,250 7,333
CLASON'S POINT BX NYPL 4,083 25,057 27,791 35,951
CLINTON HILL B BPL 2,808 10,280 9,219 5,578
Center for an Urban Future X. Branch by Branch Program Attendance
Branch Name Borough System FY2002 FY2012 FY2013 FY 2014
COLUMBUS M NYPL 8,427 8,103 7,893 15,224
CONEY ISLAND B BPL 4,201 16,947 4,333 8,080
CORONA Q QPL 11,497 33,706 20,701 30,153
CORTELYOU B BPL 1,486 6,626 13,940 11,642
COUNTEE CULLEN M NYPL 8,768 12,706 12,833 13,225
COURT SQUARE Q QPL 385 1,653 4,025 4,540
CROWN HEIGHTS B BPL 3,362 10,615 10,430 16,421
CYPRESS HILLS B BPL 5,681 9,903 12,943 12,786
DEKALB B BPL 13,270 6,413 5,836 5,144
DONGAN HILLS SI NYPL 6,883 14,569 7,094 8,384
DOUGLASTON Q QPL 3,608 4,611 3,345 4,048
DYKER B BPL 10,147 14,165 10,684 12,748
EAST ELMHURST Q QPL 12,415 11,923 9,321 12,109
EAST FLATBUSH B BPL 7,144 7,126 5,037 4,233
EAST FLUSHING Q QPL 3,686 5,522 4,709 3,009
EASTCHESTER BX NYPL 2,545 9,791 8,434 6,947
EASTERN PARKWAY B BPL 3,558 11,981 7,221 11,769
EDENWALD BX NYPL 954 7,125 11,991 15,553
ELMHURST Q QPL 12,845 7,224 234 2,420
EPIPHANY M NYPL 4,808 7,344 11,442 10,470
FAR ROCKAWAY Q QPL 7,451 7,129 10,433 11,106
FLATBUSH B BPL 9,443 9,654 9,096 18,395
FLATLANDS B BPL 12,541 10,302 5,547 5,160
Center for an Urban Future X. Branch by Branch Program Attendance
Branch Name Borough System FY2002 FY2012 FY2013 FY 2014
FLUSHING Q QPL 42,715 58,117 60,991 58,923
FOREST HILLS Q QPL 9,581 32,361 16,511 21,458
FORT HAMILTON B BPL 6,146 10,510 7,926 6,562
FORT WASHINGTON M NYPL 9,089 15,743 15,763 13,342
FRANCIS MARTIN BX NYPL 9,527 9,215 6,777 8,293
FRESH MEADOWS Q QPL 8,162 13,184 12,582 8,015
GEORGE BRUCE M NYPL 4,025 14,653 15,262 12,059
GERRITSEN BEACH B BPL 8,376 13,678 5,705 7,721
GLEN OAKS Q QPL 4,870 2,204 1,514 14,089
GLENDALE Q QPL 4,100 2,183 1,744 2,219
GRAND CENTRAL M NYPL 4,368 7,181 6,188
GRAND CONCOURSE BX NYPL 422 16,305 14,536 13,314
GRAVESEND B BPL 8,129 8,221 2,777 4,406
GREAT KILLS SI NYPL 9,638 9,218 9,102 11,618
GREENPOINT B BPL 5,337 11,527 5,185 11,879
HAMILTON FISH PARK M NYPL 5,805 9,795 7,673 7,460
HAMILTON GRANGE M NYPL 1,657 10,193 11,200 20,964
HARLEM M NYPL 2,442 12,586 15,151 17,650
HIGH BRIDGE BX NYPL 2,234 7,050 10,459 9,259
HIGHLAWN B BPL 8,412 13,946 7,373 10,553
HILLCREST Q QPL 3,983 4,842 3,185 3,576
HOLLIS Q QPL 2,938 3,241 3,579 5,242
HOMECREST B BPL 5,028 8,764 4,462 6,745
Center for an Urban Future X. Branch by Branch Program Attendance
Branch Name Borough System FY2002 FY2012 FY2013 FY 2014
HOWARD BEACH Q QPL 4,088 2,528 3,290 4,151
HUDSON PARK M NYPL 2,690 14,065 15,173 7,526
HUGUENOT PARK SI NYPL 5,385 10,818 10,577 9,801
HUNT'S POINT BX NYPL 4,178 8,113 13,099 11,349
INWOOD M NYPL 8,672 15,615 14,700 17,626
JACKSON HEIGHTS Q QPL 21,288 23,333 20,659 21,357
JAMAICA BAY B BPL 4,752 3,396 4,795
JEFFERSON MARKET M NYPL 9,632 20,575 18,836 21,458
JEROME PARK BX NYPL 1,201 5,097 3,950 6,162
KENSINGTON B BPL 9,646 13,373 7,684 9,785
KEW GARDENS HILLS Q QPL 3,714 6,993 4,040 1,222
KINGS BAY B BPL 35,688 17,759 17,640 20,184
KINGS HIGHWAY B BPL 19,347 49,271 29,582 24,667
KINGSBRIDGE BX NYPL 5,464 12,903 12,149 14,144
KIPS BAY M NYPL 8,070 11,907 15,432 19,147
LANGSTON HUGHES Q QPL 20,366 21,491 29,731 20,717
LAURELTON Q QPL 17,947 7,044 8,497 14,648
LEFFERTS Q QPL 19,846 10,373 18,670 18,225
LEFRAK CITY Q QPL 10,788 7,649 5,341 10,508
LEONARD B BPL 11,096 26,436 26,912 26,878
LONG ISLAND CITY Q QPL 33,720 19,841 39,777
MACOMB'S BRIDGE M NYPL 669 4,572 4,773 5,116
MACON B BPL 10,789 11,322 7,649 13,225
Center for an Urban Future X. Branch by Branch Program Attendance
Branch Name Borough System FY2002 FY2012 FY2013 FY 2014
MAPLETON B BPL 7,314 14,419 11,623 8,693
MARCY B BPL 9,736 7,120 3,431 4,760
MARINERS HARBOR SI NYPL 6,521
MASPETH Q QPL 4,945 5,248 4,368 3,993
MCGOLDRICK Q QPL 6,587 9,732 8,442 13,458
MCKINLEY PARK B BPL 9,338 15,567 4,590 7,855
MELROSE BX NYPL 7,080 14,013 13,785 11,184
MIDDLE VILLAGE Q QPL 2,087 1,223 813 641
MID-MANHATTAN LIBRARY M NYPL 8,423 43,898 45,646 45,202
MIDWOOD B BPL 14,940 12,571 12,540 18,683
MILL BASIN B BPL 6,089 5,909 5,547 8,455
MITCHELL-LINDEN Q QPL 3,076 8,763 6,677 8,387
MORNINGSIDE HEIGHTS M NYPL 5,553 15,242 21,800 19,651 (COLUMBIA)
MORRIS PARK BX NYPL 11,681 8,855 12,623
MORRISANIA BX NYPL 5,961 18,893 19,735 18,185
MOSHOLU BX NYPL 2,586 11,154 11,325 13,050
MOTT HAVEN BX NYPL 5,906 22,069 22,374 15,092
MUHLENBERG M NYPL 3,190 14,424 14,042 17,826
MULBERRY STREET M NYPL 11,987 11,050 17,618
NEW AMSTERDAM M NYPL 1,752 2,005 6,469 13,456
NEW DORP SI NYPL 6,932 14,839 17,195 18,336
NEW LOTS B BPL 10,511 11,264 11,469 14,512
Center for an Urban Future X. Branch by Branch Program Attendance
Branch Name Borough System FY2002 FY2012 FY2013 FY 2014
NEW UTRECHT B BPL 14,007 19,498 10,775 20,771
NO. FOREST PARK Q QPL 3,637 3,230 2,664 2,386
NORTH HILLS Q QPL 3,461 7,443 8,066 9,935
OTTENDORFER M NYPL 2,088 16,806 13,109 13,091
OZONE PARK Q QPL 2,382 6,278 9,295 7,043
PACIFIC B BPL 7,951 13,545 14,180 18,782
PAERDEGAT B BPL 1,995 7,096 5,839 5,747
PARK SLOPE B BPL 8,382 23,666 37,030 12,658
PARKCHESTER BX NYPL 9,631 29,843 25,434 27,602
PELHAM BAY BX NYPL 3,036 9,590 12,930 14,651
PENINSULA Q QPL 4,116 16,348 5,491 1,758
POMONOK Q QPL 5,796 11,824 10,019 9,515
POPPENHUSEN Q QPL 3,002 4,818 4,466 5,833
PORT RICHMOND SI NYPL 7,152 10,530 6,301 5,075
QUEENS CENTRAL Q QPL 16,057 41,723 55,153 61,948
QUEENS VILLAGE Q QPL 7,828 16,658 18,274 16,905
QUEENSBORO HILL Q QPL 3,258 5,830 1,402
RED HOOK B BPL 7,749 9,840 4,410 8,568
REGO PARK Q QPL 5,474 6,178 4,824 4,889
RICHMOND HILL Q QPL 15,399 7,339 8,114 25,684
RICHMONDTOWN SI NYPL 7,181 11,441 6,854 5,830
RIDGEWOOD Q QPL 5,539 26,383 34,166 42,486
RIVERDALE BX NYPL 1,207 6,335 10,713 10,889
Center for an Urban Future X. Branch by Branch Program Attendance
Branch Name Borough System FY2002 FY2012 FY2013 FY 2014
RIVERSIDE M NYPL 5,578 16,578 35,197 38,093
ROCHDALE VILLAGE Q QPL 4,543 2,927 8,412 6,732
ROOSEVELT ISLAND M NYPL 2,340 9,613 10,414 12,381
ROSEDALE Q QPL 11,524 6,326 6,426 6,915
RUGBY B BPL 5,894 8,610 5,732 7,927
RYDER B BPL 14,108 6,629 3,195 5,532
SARATOGA B BPL 9,056 5,848 4,105 5,403
SEASIDE Q QPL 4,169 1,579 4,156 9,883
SEDGWICK BX NYPL 480 6,801 6,851 7,543
SEWARD PARK M NYPL 10,711 37,695 32,681 38,807
SHEEPSHEAD BAY B BPL 9,377 17,146 14,277 34,196
SOUNDVIEW BX NYPL 7,317 21,413 15,673 9,222
SOUTH BEACH SI NYPL 2,546 10,465 10,708 12,986
SOUTH HOLLIS Q QPL 7,038 1,341 1,860 6,048
SOUTH JAMAICA Q QPL 7,238 6,421 11,512 10,272
SOUTH OZONE PARK Q QPL 6,158 12,869 10,377 5,370
SPRING CREEK B BPL 3,511 12,822 9,471 5,055
SPUYTEN DUYVIL BX NYPL 1,669 5,267 4,578 5,550
ST. AGNES M NYPL 7,531 22,243 29,844 21,677
ST. ALBANS Q QPL 4,331 4,338 2,760 3,533
ST. GEORGE LIBRARY SI NYPL 8,459 12,892 20,236 22,974
STAPLETON SI NYPL 3,178 1,544 15,662
STEINWAY Q QPL 6,658 17,103 24,657 34,637
Center for an Urban Future X. Branch by Branch Program Attendance
Branch Name Borough System FY2002 FY2012 FY2013 FY 2014
STONE AVENUE B BPL 12,274 9,784 8,200 4,633
SUNNYSIDE Q QPL 9,706 10,738 10,470 16,187
SUNSET PARK B BPL 11,281 10,105 10,986 14,610
TERENCE CARDINAL COOKE M NYPL 49 955 615 424
THROG'S NECK BX NYPL 976 8,459 10,233 9,863
TODT HILL-WESTERLEIGH SI NYPL 7,523 6,779 6,850 7,372
TOMPKINS SQUARE M NYPL 5,406 9,345 8,723 12,688
TOTTENVILLE SI NYPL 4,577 7,440 7,069 9,469
TREMONT BX NYPL 3,022 13,473 12,625 15,452
ULMER PARK B BPL 11,103 10,095 7,082 6,591
VAN CORTLANDT BX NYPL 1,336 3,238 2,109 3,147
VAN NEST BX NYPL 5,901 6,901 8,408 11,950
WAKEFIELD BX NYPL 3,647 10,852 14,317 10,089
WALT WHITMAN B BPL 7,902 5,067 3,204 3,015
WASHINGTON HEIGHTS M NYPL 6,531 83 4,168
WASHINGTON IRVING B BPL 10,710 2,762 2,643 4,343
WEBSTER M NYPL 11,197 13,374 11,691
WEST FARMS BX NYPL 10,857 11,976 15,797 11,717
WEST NEW BRIGHTON SI NYPL 4,407 5,351 3,952 3,807
WESTCHESTER SQUARE BX NYPL 1,027 14,910 11,883 18,532
WHITESTONE Q QPL 3,487 3,794 3,343 3,904
WILLIAMSBURGH B BPL 11,393 6,326 12,211 5,211
WINDSOR PARK Q QPL 6,583 7,303 7,405 7,193
Center for an Urban Future X. Branch by Branch Program Attendance
Branch Name Borough System FY2002 FY2012 FY2013 FY 2014
WINDSOR TERRACE B BPL 10,921 25,171 15,524 16,522
WOODHAVEN Q QPL 5,573 10,083 8,259 10,976
WOODLAWN HEIGHTS BX NYPL 1,194 1,795 1,580 1,834
WOODSIDE Q QPL 9,206 18,231 18,370 22,028
WOODSTOCK BX NYPL 1,979 5,508 6,754 9,345
YORKVILLE M NYPL 9,060 9,710 8,754 3,499
XI. Branch by Branch Visitors
Branch Name Borough System FY2013 FY 2014
115TH STREET M NYPL 111,124 115,987
125TH STREET M NYPL 107,840 31,876
58TH STREET M NYPL 240,223 225,259
67TH STREET M NYPL 178,261 161,834
96TH STREET M NYPL 107,310 141,297
AGUILAR M NYPL 183,086 178,700
ALLERTON BX NYPL 97,748 82,229
ANDREW HEISKELL M NYPL 79,364 82,464
ARLINGTON B BPL 57,936 65,737
ARVERNE Q QPL 42,150 32,069
ASTORIA Q QPL 102,759 93,103
AUBURNDALE Q QPL 88,805 78,473
BAISLEY PARK Q QPL 92,336 69,033
BATTERY PARK CITY M NYPL 169,222 169,012
Center for an Urban Future XI. Branch by Branch Visitors
Branch Name Borough System FY2013 FY 2014
BAY RIDGE B BPL 207,116 189,689
BAY TERRACE Q QPL 133,729 103,805
BAYCHESTER BX NYPL 183,398 169,829
BAYSIDE Q QPL 108,313 207,105
BEDFORD B BPL 74,354 109,887
BELLEROSE Q QPL 120,986 34,235
BELMONT BX NYPL 205,057 192,307
BLOOMINGDALE M NYPL 216,897 205,212
BOROUGH PARK B BPL 170,560 125,101
BROOKLYN CENTRAL B BPL 1,434,524 1,194,494
BRIARWOOD Q QPL 131,672 125,970
BRIGHTON BEACH B BPL 190,397 176,213
BROAD CHANNEL Q QPL 8,940 15,263
BROADWAY Q QPL 313,923 294,241
BRONX LIBRARY CENTER BX NYPL 659,568 718,085
BROOKLYN HEIGHTS B BPL 195,250 278,315
BROWER PARK B BPL 89,440 79,367
BROWNSVILLE B BPL 58,562 71,394
BUSHWICK B BPL 4,998 85,889
CAMBRIA HEIGHTS Q QPL 190,491 200,226
CANARSIE B BPL 144,248 120,332
CARROLL GARDENS B BPL 69,120 84,831
CASTLE HILL BX NYPL 83,621 78,945
Center for an Urban Future XI. Branch by Branch Visitors
Branch Name Borough System FY2013 FY 2014
CHATHAM SQUARE M NYPL 283,647 300,877
CITY ISLAND BX NYPL 43,863 41,250
CLARENDON B BPL 81,310 88,371
CLASON'S POINT BX NYPL 173,920 169,781
CLINTON HILL B BPL 87,006 70,800
COLUMBUS M NYPL 102,290 124,510
CONEY ISLAND B BPL 78,545 64,435
CORONA Q QPL 266,211 240,466
CORTELYOU B BPL 273,884 217,463
COUNTEE CULLEN M NYPL 193,098 191,778
COURT SQUARE Q QPL 86,405 62,482
CROWN HEIGHTS B BPL 160,512 164,144
CYPRESS HILLS B BPL 106,737 98,368
DEKALB B BPL 125,424 105,861
DONGAN HILLS SI NYPL 70,141 67,681
DOUGLASTON Q QPL 105,149 87,686
DYKER B BPL 119,236 97,827
EAST ELMHURST Q QPL 71,229 66,595
EAST FLATBUSH B BPL 71,581 100,789
EAST FLUSHING Q QPL 78,735 69,713
EASTCHESTER BX NYPL 107,855 110,173
EASTERN PARKWAY B BPL 141,888 138,352
EDENWALD BX NYPL 99,664 110,482
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ELMHURST Q QPL 221,645 192,757
EPIPHANY M NYPL 216,566 134,828
FAR ROCKAWAY Q QPL 212,588 184,711
FLATBUSH B BPL 161,262 139,450
FLATLANDS B BPL 81,450 88,367
FLUSHING Q QPL 1,647,575 1,727,541
FOREST HILLS Q QPL 357,202 335,443
FORT HAMILTON B BPL 124,124 125,047
FORT WASHINGTON M NYPL 168,634 156,042
FRANCIS MARTIN BX NYPL 83,474 78,748
FRESH MEADOWS Q QPL 232,329 185,922
GEORGE BRUCE M NYPL 109,023 90,354
GERRITSEN BEACH B BPL 32,177 37,824
GLEN OAKS Q QPL 102,420 176,695
GLENDALE Q QPL 74,978 60,790
GRAND CENTRAL M NYPL 181,376 183,390
GRAND CONCOURSE BX NYPL 154,729 138,861
GRAVESEND B BPL 78,078 93,400
GREAT KILLS SI NYPL 65,420 60,625
GREENPOINT B BPL 169,152 161,370
HAMILTON FISH PARK M NYPL 149,246 162,873
HAMILTON GRANGE M NYPL 198,453 183,745
HARLEM M NYPL 139,499 153,406
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HIGH BRIDGE BX NYPL 154,348 162,980
HIGHLAWN B BPL 195,988 148,262
HILLCREST Q QPL 127,732 130,215
HOLLIS Q QPL 108,423 94,008
HOMECREST B BPL 73,500 71,839
HOWARD BEACH Q QPL 94,553 102,022
HUDSON PARK M NYPL 119,795 57,102
HUGUENOT PARK SI NYPL 74,512 67,920
HUNT'S POINT BX NYPL 126,285 120,186
INWOOD M NYPL 236,249 227,135
JACKSON HEIGHTS Q QPL 479,940 445,970
JAMAICA BAY B BPL 61,824 78,174
JEFFERSON MARKET M NYPL 250,112 287,007
JEROME PARK BX NYPL 96,552 100,688
KENSINGTON B BPL 220,584 186,295
KEW GARDENS HILLS Q QPL 121,919 94,591
KINGS BAY B BPL 839,904 184,905
KINGS HIGHWAY B BPL 411,112 378,306
KINGSBRIDGE BX NYPL 207,803 193,138
KIPS BAY M NYPL 155,228 164,911
LANGSTON HUGHES Q QPL 186,901 168,849
LAURELTON Q QPL 137,255 128,504
LEFFERTS Q QPL 249,618 219,039
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LEFRAK CITY Q QPL 131,977 134,315
LEONARD B BPL 98,700 102,156
LONG ISLAND CITY Q QPL 186,425 154,561
MACOMB'S BRIDGE M NYPL 39,294 37,897
MACON B BPL 145,236 128,127
MAPLETON B BPL 90,864 128,641
MARCY B BPL 47,850 67,308
MARINERS HARBOR SI NYPL 40,713
MASPETH Q QPL 161,349 151,914
MCGOLDRICK Q QPL 147,480 148,987
MCKINLEY PARK B BPL 375,284 284,592
MELROSE BX NYPL 168,640 164,742
MIDDLE VILLAGE Q QPL 56,174 50,357
MID-MANHATTAN LIBRARY M NYPL 1,592,669 1,306,240
MIDWOOD B BPL 201,552 181,471
MILL BASIN B BPL 109,824 99,618
MITCHELL-LINDEN Q QPL 59,936 127,084
MORNINGSIDE HEIGHTS M NYPL 267,250 254,470 (COLUMBIA)
MORRIS PARK BX NYPL 111,133 111,584
MORRISANIA BX NYPL 138,775 148,229
MOSHOLU BX NYPL 188,865 195,361
MOTT HAVEN BX NYPL 214,544 203,280
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MUHLENBERG M NYPL 196,697 190,238
MULBERRY STREET M NYPL 165,583 171,595
NEW AMSTERDAM M NYPL 243,495 243,047
NEW DORP SI NYPL 137,329 129,460
NEW LOTS B BPL 143,726 150,548
NEW UTRECHT B BPL 244,848 238,219
NO. FOREST PARK Q QPL 96,041 93,762
NORTH HILLS Q QPL 111,928 109,273
OTTENDORFER M NYPL 124,502 138,452
OZONE PARK Q QPL 110,661 80,237
PACIFIC B BPL 90,376 91,656
PAERDEGAT B BPL 78,884 68,835
PARK SLOPE B BPL 70,274 160,788
PARKCHESTER BX NYPL 239,652 249,572
PELHAM BAY BX NYPL 106,747 100,553
PENINSULA Q QPL 45,835 0
POMONOK Q QPL 115,415 97,163
POPPENHUSEN Q QPL 83,618 77,690
PORT RICHMOND SI NYPL 100,221 83,949
QUEENS CENTRAL Q QPL 1,417,322 1,451,611
QUEENS VILLAGE Q QPL 122,330 110,104
QUEENSBORO HILL Q QPL 35,178
RED HOOK B BPL 36,155 59,897
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REGO PARK Q QPL 210,328 196,552
RICHMOND HILL Q QPL 131,037 167,964
RICHMONDTOWN SI NYPL 99,079 92,721
RIDGEWOOD Q QPL 265,992 270,604
RIVERDALE BX NYPL 89,157 93,982
RIVERSIDE M NYPL 287,799 281,223
ROCHDALE VILLAGE Q QPL 145,212 125,034
ROOSEVELT ISLAND M NYPL 88,748 86,789
ROSEDALE Q QPL 113,969 95,724
RUGBY B BPL 96,096 88,518
RYDER B BPL 147,680 114,502
SARATOGA B BPL 96,397 107,180
SEASIDE Q QPL 29,891 61,726
SEDGWICK BX NYPL 88,558 89,255
SEWARD PARK M NYPL 324,415 326,264
SHEEPSHEAD BAY B BPL 84,280 102,059
SOUNDVIEW BX NYPL 97,418 89,069
SOUTH BEACH SI NYPL 55,499 58,801
SOUTH HOLLIS Q QPL 156,422 119,400
SOUTH JAMAICA Q QPL 127,021 121,505
SOUTH OZONE PARK Q QPL 96,900 85,622
SPRING CREEK B BPL 68,328 65,641
SPUYTEN DUYVIL BX NYPL 162,055 157,449
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ST. AGNES M NYPL 268,994 250,958
ST. ALBANS Q QPL 96,658 97,817
ST. GEORGE LIBRARY SI NYPL 212,230 214,281
STAPLETON SI NYPL 128,767
STEINWAY Q QPL 247,512 231,405
STONE AVENUE B BPL 73,112 54,249
SUNNYSIDE Q QPL 263,163 228,325
SUNSET PARK B BPL 266,448 215,758
TERENCE CARDINAL COOKE M NYPL 75,226 37,598
THROG'S NECK BX NYPL 93,125 93,366
TODT HILL-WESTERLEIGH SI NYPL 207,977 193,236
TOMPKINS SQUARE M NYPL 146,871 145,804
TOTTENVILLE SI NYPL 68,622 58,355
TREMONT BX NYPL 85,239 79,394
ULMER PARK B BPL 127,536 113,148
VAN CORTLANDT BX NYPL 73,533 83,047
VAN NEST BX NYPL 127,343 132,826
WAKEFIELD BX NYPL 128,730 139,215
WALT WHITMAN B BPL 72,096 77,971
WASHINGTON HEIGHTS M NYPL 20,225
WASHINGTON IRVING B BPL 74,688 74,242
WEBSTER M NYPL 172,250 164,204
WEST FARMS BX NYPL 124,105 127,903
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WEST NEW BRIGHTON SI NYPL 78,937 66,515
WESTCHESTER SQUARE BX NYPL 90,130 87,521
WHITESTONE Q QPL 100,851 97,016
WILLIAMSBURGH B BPL 636,740 84,290
WINDSOR PARK Q QPL 126,568 122,920
WINDSOR TERRACE B BPL 198,016 217,865
WOODHAVEN Q QPL 98,838 105,753
WOODLAWN HEIGHTS BX NYPL 60,518 60,455
WOODSIDE Q QPL 221,405 154,487
WOODSTOCK BX NYPL 76,603 76,677
YORKVILLE M NYPL 182,041 168,331
Note: All library performance data, including program attendance, circulation and visitor data, were provided by the New York Public Library, Brooklyn Public Library and Queens Library. Some branch numbers may have been affected by prolonged closings due to renovations or repairs. In the tables, blanks are not equivalent to zero but rather indicate that data was not applicable; in most cases this was because a branch did not exist or was closed for the entire fiscal year.
This data analysis was written by David Giles with research assistance by Jeanette Estima. Design by Ahmad Dowla.
This data analysis is part of a series of research briefs on New York City public libraries that was generously funded by the Charles H. Revson Foundation.
Center for an Urban Future Cover photo by Ross Mantle.
General operating support for Center for an Urban Future has been provided by the Bernard F. and Alva B. Gimbel Foundation, Fund for the City of New York, the Lucius N. Littauer Foundation and the M&T Charitable Foundation.
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