NJSpotLight has compiled the list of the busiest libraries in New Jersey, and the Ocean County Library system is ranked number one!

There are 234 municipal libraries, 45 association libraries, 14 county libraries, and five joint libraries in New Jersey.

Here are the Top 10 Busiest Libraries in NJ:

1. Ocean County Library, Toms River: 2,504,362 visitors
The Ocean County Library system has 299,806 total registered borrowers across 21 branches. They have 4,328,138 books in circulation.

2. Somerset County Library, Bridgewater: 1,750,223 visitors
The Somerset County Library system has 10 branches serving 99,245 total borrowers and has a circulation of 3,063,866 books.

3. Mercer County Library, Lawrenceville: 1,404,589 visitors
MCLS has nine branch locations and was designated a Star Library in 2015 by Library Journal, a highly respected trade publication for libraries. It has 69,864 total registered borrowers and 1,845,390 books in circulation.

4. Monmouth County Library, Manalapan: 1,321,868 visitors
The Eastern Branch of the Monmouth County Library is one of the few libraries in the United States designated as a Federal Depository Library. The FDL program distributes federal government documents free of cost to certain libraries across the country. These libraries must then offer free, public access to these documents. It has been collecting government publications since 1968 and has also become a New Jersey State Documents Center. It has 167,273 total registered borrowers and 3,320,308 books in circulation.

5. Burlington County Library, Westampton: 1,107,694 visitors
Burlington County Library was the first county library in New Jersey. It was started in 1921 and now serves the largest county geographically with residents located in 818 square miles. The Burlington County Library System has 95,135 total registered borrowers sident) and 1,916,269 books in circulation in seven branches.

6. Camden County Library, Voorhees 939,761 visitors
Camden County Library system lists 96,689 total registered borrowers and has 1,368,608 books in circulation.

7. Princeton Public Library, Princeton: 850,189 visitors
Princeton Public Library is the most visited municipal public library in the state. It first opened in 1909. The library has 31,416 total registered borrowers and 542,061 books in circulation.

8. Atlantic County Library, Mays Landing: 810,746 visitors
Atlantic County Library system has nine branches and 53,443 total registered borrowers and 1,058,092 books in circulation.

9. North Bergen Free Public Library, North Bergen: 627,000 visitors
The library officially opened in 1936 with 2,630 volumes to serve a population of 40,000 people. Now, the municipal library has one additional branch, 32,359 total registered borrowers, and 177,117 books in circulation.

10. Cherry Hill Public Library, Cherry Hill: 565,487 visitors
The CHPL is one of the state’s largest municipal libraries at 72,000 square feet. It has 30,187 total registered borrowers and 381,260 books in circulation.

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