Whippany’s library lends 2.5 print items per resident, against a typical 3.9 for libraries its size
Whippanong Library/Hanover Township serves 14,677 people in and around Whippany. Last year it lent 61K books, movies and e-books and logged 31K visits.
Whippany’s library, in brief
Whippanong Library/Hanover Township serves more than Whippany
The library’s service area covers 14,677 people in and around Whippany, so its per-resident numbers are measured against that wider population. How it compares ↓
Programs lean toward adults
54% of the 353 programs last year were for adults: classes, talks, clubs and events. 153 were for children. Kids & programs ↓
40% of borrowing happens on a screen
E-books, e-audiobooks and streaming make up 40% of loans, more per resident than at 66% of similar-size libraries. Print still makes up 60%, much of it kids’ books. What people borrow ↓
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 Whippany’s civic life grade
Whippany 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 →
Ahead of most similar-size libraries on 2 of 8 measures
Per resident, against libraries serving 10,000 to 25,000 people across the U.S.
Whippanong Library/Hanover Township serves 14,677 people, so it’s measured against U.S. libraries serving 10,000 to 25,000.
Every hour the doors are open, about 25 items go out
Fiscal year 2024. The library’s own count.
40% of borrowing is digital
61K loans last year: print, kids’ and digital.
Each of the 35K books and other items on the shelves went out about 1 time last year, on average.
23,981 e-books, e-audiobooks and streams last year. Borrow from home with your card, plus research databases: courses, journals, genealogy and more.
About 3 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.
Find it
Whippanong Lib/Hanover Twsp., 1000 Route 10, Whippany.
E-books and audiobooks from home. Loans renew on their own if no one’s waiting. Research databases: courses, journals, genealogy.
New in Whippany? 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 $1.58 worth
Set what you’d borrow in a month. It starts at what the average Whippany cardholder borrows.
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $602K.
Last year the library lent and hosted about $949K worth of books, e-books, programs and Wi-Fi on a $602K 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 4,058 cardholders ÷ 12.
Libraries next door
Whippany ranks 3rd of 4 for borrowing per resident. Tap a town to see its library.
| Town | Library | Loans per resident | Hours | Civic life |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parsippany-Troy Hills Township | Parsippany-Troy Hills P.L. fine-free | 7.2 | 66 | C+ |
| East Hanover Township | East Hanover Twsp. Public Library | 4.6 | 65 | B− |
| Whippany | Whippanong Lib/Hanover Twsp. | 4.1 | 47 | — graded as part of its town |
| Hanover Township | Whippanong Lib/Hanover Twsp. | 4.1 | 47 | B− |
| Morris Township | None of its own | — | — | C |
| Troy Hills | 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 Whippany
Does Whippany have a public library?
Yes. Whippanong Library/Hanover Township, 1000 Route 10, serves 14,677 people in and around Whippany (the survey’s count) and is open about 47 hours a week, averaged over the year.
Is Whippanong Library/Hanover Township 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 Whippany’s library?
It logged 2.1 visits and lent 4.1 items per resident in 2024, against a typical 3.1 visits for libraries serving 10,000 to 25,000 people.
What is Whippany’s civic life grade?
Whippany 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 Whippany.
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.