Ocean County Library
| Ocean County Library | |
|---|---|
| Location | Headquarters: Toms River, New Jersey 39°57′8.56″N 74°11′44.83″W / 39.9523778°N 74.1957861°W |
| Established | 1925 |
| Branches | 19 branches, 2 reading centers |
| Access and use | |
| Circulation | 4,302,781 in 2014 |
| Population served | 575,395 (US Census 2010 population for Ocean County minus Beach Haven) |
| Other information | |
| Budget | $36,987,888.00 in 2014 |
| Director | Susan Quinn |
| Employees | 600+ |
| Website | www |
Ocean County Library is a public library system that serves 32 municipalities out of the 33 municipalities of Ocean County, New Jersey. Beach Haven on Long Beach Island is not a member municipality. The Headquarters branch is in Toms River. It also offers Outreach services to life care centers, Books by Mail and Home Borrowers services for the homebound, and a volunteer program. There are active Friends of the Library groups associated with individual branches. There are approximately 380,000 registered borrowers, and 290,000 bibliographic records in the catalog. Annual circulation was near 4.4 million in 2014. All library locations have free wireless access to the Internet and internet terminals for public use.