Huntington Station’s library is a branch of Huntington Public Library, which lends more per resident than 63% of systems its size
Huntington Station’s library is the Huntington Public Library-Station Branch, a branch of Huntington Public Library, which serves 35,846 people and lent 307K items last year.
What Huntington Station’s library is like
Three times the programs of a typical library its size
The Huntington Public Library system ran 1,516 programs last year, about 29 a week. That’s 42 per 1,000 residents, against a typical 14. People show up: 25,000 attended. Kids & programs ↓
Visits are the system’s strong suit
The Huntington Public Library system logs 5.9 visits per resident, against a typical 2.6 for libraries serving 25,000 to 100,000 people, more than 92% of similar-size libraries. Borrowing is above typical too, at 5.1 print items per resident. How it compares ↓
A well-funded system
The Huntington Public Library system spends $231 per resident a year, about six times the typical $40 for a library its size. Almost all of it (97%) comes from local taxes. What your card is worth ↓
Open about 72 hours a week
The Huntington Station branch is open about 72 hours a week, averaged over the year. The building ↓
41% of borrowing happens on a screen
E-books, e-audiobooks and streaming make up 41% of loans, more per resident than at 91% of similar-size libraries. Print still makes up 59%, 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; Huntington Station’s library is a branch of Huntington Public Library, so they cover the whole system (35,846 people), not just the Huntington Station branch.
What’s behind Huntington Station’s civic life grade
Huntington Station 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 10 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.
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.
Huntington Public Library serves 35,846 people, so it’s measured against U.S. libraries serving 25,000 to 100,000.
Every hour the doors are open, about 41 items go out
Fiscal year 2024, for the whole Huntington Public Library system. The library’s own count.
41% of borrowing is digital
307K loans last year: print, kids’ and digital.
124,677 e-books, e-audiobooks and streams last year. Borrow from home with your card, plus research databases: courses, journals, genealogy and more.
Find it
Huntington Public Library-Station Branch, 1335 New York Avenue, Huntington Station.
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 Huntington Public Library branch.
New in Huntington Station? 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 Huntington Station cardholder borrows.
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $8.3M.
Last year the library lent and hosted about $5.1M worth of books, e-books, programs and Wi-Fi on a $8.3M 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 14,830 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huntington Station | Huntington Public Library-Station Branch fine-free | — | 72 | — graded as part of its town |
| Greenlawn | Harborfields Public Library fine-free | — | 62 | — graded as part of its town |
| South Huntington | South Huntington Public Library fine-free | — | 68 | — graded as part of its town |
| Elwood | Elwood Public Library fine-free | — | 61 | — graded as part of its town |
| West 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.
- System-wide. Huntington Public Library-Station Branch is one branch of Huntington Public Library, so the yearly numbers cover every branch and all 35,846 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 Huntington Station
Does Huntington Station have a public library?
Yes: Huntington Public Library-Station Branch, 1335 New York Avenue, is a branch of Huntington Public Library, which serves 35,846 people. The branch is open about 72 hours a week, averaged over the year.
Is Huntington 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 Huntington Station’s library?
It logged 5.9 visits and lent 8.6 items per resident in 2024, against a typical 2.6 visits for libraries serving 25,000 to 100,000 people.
What is Huntington Station’s civic life grade?
Huntington Station 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 Huntington Station.
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.