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Dowdell Library of South Amboy

     

 
Location Address: Mailing Address:
100 Hoffman Plaza 100 Hoffman Plaza
South Amboy, NJ 08879 South Amboy, NJ 08879
Phone Number: 7327216060  
Website: http://WWW.DOWDELL.ORG  
Basic Library Information      
Interlibrary Relationship: Member library of a library system.
Operated by: Municipal government
Geographic Area: City
Service Area Population: 7913
Annual Visits: 45,658
Annual Hours Open (All branches): 2,606
Number of central libraries:
1
Number of branch libraries: 0
Number of bookmobiles: 0
Media Information      
Number of books and serial volumes: 53,827
Number of audio materials: 778
Number of video materials: 1,764
Number of current serial subscriptions: 105
Total annual circulation: 58,860
Total annual loans provided to other libraries: 245
Total annual loans received from other libraries: 202
Staff Information      
Number of ALA-MLS Librarians: 1
Total Number of Full Time Librarians: 1
Other Paid Full Time Employees: 4.6
Total Paid Full Time Employees: 5.6
Children's Library Services      
Total annual circulation (including renewals) of all
children's materials in all formats to all users.
24,481
Total annual attendance at all programs intended
primarily for children. Includes adults who attend.
1,651
Financial Information      
Operating Income
Operating income from local government $254,456.00
Operating income from state government $9,348.00
Operating income from federal government $5,216.00
Other operating income $17,914.00
Total income $286,934.00
Expenses
Salaries and wages for all library staff $172,897.00
Employee benefits for all library staff $28,282.00
Total staff expenditures $201,179.00
Total expenditures on library collection $54,709.00
Other operating expenditures $37,729.00
Total operating expenditures $293,617.00
Expenditures for capital outlay $545.00
Library Technology Information      
Operating expenditures for library materials in electronic format 1,796
Operating expenditures for electronic access 7,623
Number of library materials in electronic format 249
Library access to electronic services Yes
Library access to the Internet Yes
Internet terminals used by staff only 6
Internet terminals used by general public 12
Users of electronic resources per typical week 114
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