East Northport’s library is a branch of Northport Public Library, which lends more per resident than 61% of systems its size
East Northport’s library is the East Northport Public Library, a branch of Northport Public Library, which serves 35,626 people and lent 383K items last year.
East Northport’s library, in brief
Most of the system’s borrowing is digital
E-books, e-audiobooks and streaming make up 55% of loans, more per resident than at 97% of similar-size libraries. Print still makes up 45%. What people borrow ↓
Visits are the system’s strong suit
The Northport Public Library system logs 7.8 visits per resident, against a typical 2.6 for libraries serving 25,000 to 100,000 people, more than 96% of similar-size libraries. Borrowing is above typical too, at 4.8 print items per resident. How it compares ↓
Three times the programs of a typical library its size
The Northport Public Library system ran 1,471 programs last year, about 28 a week. That’s 41 per 1,000 residents, against a typical 14. People show up: 32,000 attended. Kids & programs ↓
A well-funded system
The Northport Public Library system spends $265 per resident a year, about seven times the typical $40 for a library its size. Almost all of it (95%) comes from local taxes. What your card is worth ↓
Open about 70 hours a week
The East Northport branch is open about 70 hours a week, averaged over the year. The building ↓
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; East Northport’s library is a branch of Northport Public Library, so they cover the whole system (35,626 people), not just the East Northport branch.
What’s behind East Northport’s civic life grade
East Northport 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 →
Every hour the doors are open, about 52 items go out
Fiscal year 2024, for the whole Northport Public Library system. The library’s own count.
Ahead of most similar-size libraries on all 8 measures
Per resident, against libraries serving 25,000 to 100,000 people across the U.S.
Northport Public Library serves 35,626 people, so it’s measured against U.S. libraries serving 25,000 to 100,000.
55% of borrowing is digital
383K loans last year: print, kids’ and digital.
211,262 e-books, e-audiobooks and streams last year. Borrow from home with your card, plus research databases: courses, journals, genealogy and more.
About 11 kids’ programs a week
Story times, clubs, classes and events, across the whole system, 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
East Northport Public Library, 185 Larkfield Road, East Northport.
No late fees. E-books and audiobooks from home. Loans renew on their own if no one’s waiting. Research databases: courses, journals, genealogy. Good at every Northport Public Library branch.
New in East Northport? The Handbook →Hours are the survey’s yearly average. Check the library’s own site for today’s hours.
What a library card is worth
Set what you’d borrow in a month. It starts at what the average East Northport cardholder borrows.
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $9.4M.
Last year the library lent and hosted about $6.3M worth of books, e-books, programs and Wi-Fi on a $9.4M 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 23,389 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Northport | East Northport Public Library fine-free | — | 70 | — graded as part of its town |
| Northport | Northport-East Northport Public Library fine-free | — | 70 | A |
| Huntington | Huntington Public Library fine-free | — | 72 | B+ |
| Smithtown | The Smithtown Library fine-free | — | 67 | B− |
| Kings Park | The Smithtown Library - Kings Park Branch fine-free | — | 62 | — graded as part of its town |
| Commack | Commack Public Library fine-free | — | 67 | — graded as part of its town |
| Greenlawn | Harborfields Public Library fine-free | — | 62 | — graded as part of its town |
| Fort Salonga | None of its own | — | — | — graded as part of its town |
| Centerport | 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.
- System-wide. East Northport Public Library is one branch of Northport Public Library, so the yearly numbers cover every branch and all 35,626 people it serves.
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 East Northport
Does East Northport have a public library?
Yes: East Northport Public Library, 185 Larkfield Road, is a branch of Northport Public Library, which serves 35,626 people. The branch is open about 70 hours a week, averaged over the year.
Is Northport Public 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 East Northport’s library?
It logged 7.8 visits and lent 10.7 items per resident in 2024, against a typical 2.6 visits for libraries serving 25,000 to 100,000 people.
What is East Northport’s civic life grade?
East Northport 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 East Northport.
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.