Photo: No machine-readable author provided. JimIrwin assumed (based on copyright claims). · CC BY 2.5Moorestown-Lenola’s library lends 10 print items per resident, against a typical 3.9 for libraries its size
Moorestown Library serves 21,355 people in and around Moorestown-Lenola. Last year it lent 265K books, movies and e-books and logged 125K visits.
The short version on Moorestown-Lenola’s library
Moorestown-Lenola uses its library more than almost any town its size
Moorestown Library logs 5.9 visits per resident, against a typical 3.1 for libraries serving 10,000 to 25,000 people, and lends 10 print items per resident against a typical 3.9. On both counts it beats 85% of similar-size libraries across the U.S. How it compares ↓
Kids borrow more here than almost anywhere
Children’s books and media are 54% of print loans, and kids’ borrowing per resident is higher than at 92% of similar-size libraries. Kids & programs ↓
Twice the programs of a typical library its size
Moorestown Library ran 1,183 programs last year, about 23 a week. That’s 55 per 1,000 residents, against a typical 24. People show up: 23,000 attended. Kids & programs ↓
Open about 65 hours a week
Moorestown Library is open about 65 hours a week, averaged over the year. Every hour the doors are open, about 79 items go out. The building ↓
Moorestown Library serves more than Moorestown-Lenola
The library’s service area covers 21,355 people in and around Moorestown-Lenola, so its per-resident numbers are measured against that wider population. How it compares ↓
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 Moorestown-Lenola’s civic life grade
Moorestown-Lenola isn’t graded on civic life: TownRatings grades towns of 1,000 residents or more.
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 →
About 11 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.
Ahead of most similar-size libraries on 7 of 8 measures
Per resident, against libraries serving 10,000 to 25,000 people across the U.S.
Moorestown Library serves 21,355 people, so it’s measured against U.S. libraries serving 10,000 to 25,000.
Every hour the doors are open, about 79 items go out
Fiscal year 2024. The library’s own count.
More than half the print loans are kids’ books
265K loans last year: print, kids’ and digital.
Each of the 92K books and other items on the shelves went out about 2.4 times last year, on average.
41,528 e-books, e-audiobooks and streams last year. Borrow from home with your card, plus research databases: courses, journals, genealogy and more.
Find it
Moorestown Library, 111 W. Second Street, Moorestown.
No late fees. E-books and audiobooks from home. Loans renew on their own if no one’s waiting. Research databases: courses, journals, genealogy.
New in Moorestown-Lenola? 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 $2.21 worth
Set what you’d borrow in a month. It starts at what the average Moorestown-Lenola cardholder borrows.
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $1.8M.
Last year the library lent and hosted about $4.1M worth of books, e-books, programs and Wi-Fi on a $1.8M budget.
Fine-free. No late fees on books returned late.
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 7,668 cardholders ÷ 12.
Libraries next door
Who has a library of their own, and how much each town borrows. Tap a town to see its library.
| Town | Library | Loans per resident | Hours | Civic life |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moorestown-Lenola | Moorestown Library fine-free | 12.4 | 65 | — graded as part of its town |
| Moorestown Township | Moorestown Library fine-free | 12.4 | 65 | A |
| Maple Shade Township | Maple Shade Branch fine-free | — | 53 | C |
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 Moorestown-Lenola
Does Moorestown-Lenola have a public library?
Yes. Moorestown Library, 111 W. Second Street, serves 21,355 people in and around Moorestown-Lenola (the survey’s count) and is open about 65 hours a week, averaged over the year.
Is Moorestown Library fine-free? Does it lend e-books?
Yes to both: no late fees, and e-books, audiobooks and research databases with a card (the library’s 2024 survey report).
How busy is Moorestown-Lenola’s library?
It logged 5.9 visits and lent 12.4 items per resident in 2024, against a typical 3.1 visits for libraries serving 10,000 to 25,000 people.
What is Moorestown-Lenola’s civic life grade?
Moorestown-Lenola isn’t graded on civic life: TownRatings grades towns of 1,000 residents or more. How it works.
Book talk
Reading, story times and the library in Moorestown-Lenola.
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.