Church of the Ascension · Photo: Smallbones · Public domainKinnelon’s library runs 104 programs per 1,000 residents, against a typical 34 for libraries its size
Kinnelon Public Library serves Kinnelon’s 9,966 residents. Last year it lent 94K books, movies and e-books and logged 76K visits.
Kinnelon’s library, in brief
Three times the programs of a typical library its size
Kinnelon Public Library ran 1,037 programs last year, about 20 a week. That’s 104 per 1,000 residents, against a typical 34. People show up: 25,000 attended. Kids & programs ↓
More than half the print loans are for kids
Children’s books and media are 56% of print loans, and kids’ borrowing per resident is higher than at 86% of similar-size libraries. That works out to about 20 items per child in Kinnelon last year. Kids & programs ↓
Kinnelon out-borrows every town next door
At 9.5 loans per resident, Kinnelon leads the eight towns here. The closest is Montville Township, at 9.4. Libraries next door ↓
People come to Kinnelon Public Library a lot
Kinnelon Public Library logs 7.6 visits per resident, against a typical 3 for libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000 people, more than 88% of similar-size libraries. Borrowing is above typical too, at 7.2 print items per resident. How it compares ↓
Programs lean toward adults
58% of the 1,037 programs last year were for adults: classes, talks, clubs and events. 433 were for children. Kids & programs ↓
This summary is written from the numbers on this page. Numbers are the library’s own report to the Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024.
What’s behind Kinnelon’s civic life grade
On library visits, community nonprofits and volunteering, Kinnelon is ahead of 84% of U.S. towns, #61 of 466 in New Jersey. All three inputs are above most U.S. towns; library visits rank highest.
Civic life counts registered nonprofits, library visits and online volunteering groups, so it can miss civic life that runs through congregations, mutual aid or neighbors looking out for each other.
Library visits: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024. Nonprofits: IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File, October 2026. Volunteering: Social Capital Atlas (Opportunity Insights), from data by Meta Platforms, Inc.; Chetty et al., Nature 2022. How TownRatings grades civic life →
66 community nonprofits are registered in Kinnelon
6.6 per 1,000 residents, against a U.S. town median of 3.7. The largest group: civic groups, clubs & veterans.
Community nonprofits, by kind
Counted from the IRS list of tax-exempt organizations by mailing address (fractions where a ZIP code spans towns). Congregations are counted apart (8 here), since whether a church registers depends on its denomination, not the town.
7.6%
7.6% of Kinnelon’s Facebook users aged 25–44 belong to a volunteering or activism group, against 7.2% in the typical New Jersey town and 7.5% nationally.
Volunteering: Social Capital Atlas (Opportunity Insights), from data by Meta Platforms, Inc.; Chetty et al., Nature 2022. ZIP-code figures, weighted by where Kinnelon’s residents live; 2022.
About 8 kids’ programs a week
Story times, clubs, classes and events, by who they’re for.
Programs last year by age group
story times and programs a week for ages 0–5, on average.
children’s books and media borrowed per child under 18 in Kinnelon last year.
Ahead of most similar-size libraries on 7 of 8 measures
Per resident, against libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000 people across the U.S.
Kinnelon Public Library serves 9,966 people, so it’s measured against U.S. libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000.
Every hour the doors are open, about 36 items go out
Fiscal year 2024. The library’s own count.
More than half the print loans are kids’ books
94K loans last year: print, kids’ and digital.
Each of the 51K books and other items on the shelves went out about 1.4 time last year, on average.
22,956 e-books, e-audiobooks and streams last year. Borrow from home with your card, plus research databases: courses, journals, genealogy and more.
Find it
Kinnelon Public Library, 132 Kinnelon Road, Kinnelon.
E-books and audiobooks from home. Loans renew on their own if no one’s waiting. Research databases: courses, journals, genealogy.
New in Kinnelon? The Handbook →Hours are the survey’s yearly average. Check the library’s own site for today’s hours.
For every $1 it spends, the library lends about $1.94 worth
Set what you’d borrow in a month. It starts at what the average Kinnelon cardholder borrows.
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $838K.
Last year the library lent and hosted about $1.6M worth of books, e-books, programs and Wi-Fi on a $838K budget.
Late fines apply to some overdue items.
Retail prices are typical, rounded down: a new book $17, a kids’ book $12, an e-book or e-audiobook $15, a movie rental $4, a class or program $10, a computer or Wi-Fi session $3. The average cardholder’s month = the library’s yearly loans, attendance and Wi-Fi sessions ÷ its 3,873 cardholders ÷ 12.
Libraries next door
Kinnelon borrows the most per resident of the 8 towns here. Tap a town to see its library.
| Town | Library | Loans per resident | Hours | Civic life |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kinnelon | Kinnelon Public Library | 9.5 | 51 | A− |
| Montville Township | Montville Twsp. Pub. Lib. | 9.4 | 57 | B |
| Pompton Plains | Pequannock Twsp. Pub. Lib. | 7.9 | 53 | — graded as part of its town |
| Pequannock Township | Pequannock Twsp. Pub. Lib. | 7.9 | 53 | A |
| Rockaway Township | Rockaway Twsp. Pub. Lib. | 7.2 | 62 | C |
| West Milford Township | West Milford Twsp. Library | 5.7 | 59 | A− |
| Riverdale | Riverdale Public Library | 5.4 | 50 | B− |
| Butler | Butler Public Library | 4.4 | 55 | C+ |
| Macopin | None of its own | — | — | — graded as part of its town |
| Newfoundland | None of its own | — | — | — graded as part of its town |
| Towaco | None of its own | — | — | — graded as part of its town |
Loans = print + digital items borrowed in the library’s fiscal year, per person it serves. — = no library of its own, a county or regional system (its numbers cover many towns), or no report. Civic life: — = not graded (unincorporated places, whose nonprofits can’t be placed by mailing address, or towns with fewer than two of the three inputs).
What this data can and can’t tell you
From the Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024.
- The library’s own count. Libraries report their own visits, loans and programs. A library that didn’t respond keeps its address and hours here, with no numbers.
Hours are the survey’s yearly average; libraries are compared with others serving about as many people. How TownRatings uses library figures →
Questions about the library and civic life in Kinnelon
Does Kinnelon have a public library?
Yes. Kinnelon Public Library, 132 Kinnelon Road, serves Kinnelon’s 9,966 residents (the survey’s count) and is open about 51 hours a week, averaged over the year.
Is Kinnelon Public Library fine-free? Does it lend e-books?
It charges late fines on some overdue items, and it lends e-books and audiobooks with a card (the library’s 2024 survey report).
How busy is Kinnelon’s library?
It logged 7.6 visits and lent 9.5 items per resident in 2024, against a typical 3 visits for libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000 people.
What is Kinnelon’s civic life grade?
A− Kinnelon is ahead of 84% of U.S. towns on civic life, #61 of 466 in New Jersey. The grade combines library visits per resident, community nonprofits per 1,000 residents and the share of adults 25–44 in volunteering groups. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
Book talk
Reading, story times and the library in Kinnelon.
Libraries: Institute of Museum and Library Services, Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024. Each library reports its own numbers. Distances are straight-line from the town center. “What your card is worth” uses typical retail prices and is an estimate, not an official figure.