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Somerset County Library

Rankings

Library Scout State Rank™

in New Jersey

Library Scout National Rank™

#87

Popularity Score

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People love visiting!

Visitors Score

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Somerset County Library gets tons of visitors

Overview

The Somerset County Library is located in Bridgewater, New Jersey. It serves a population of about 188,378 people.

Library Scout ranks the Somerset County Library as the #4 best library in New Jersey and the #87 best in the nation.

Score Card

What's great about Somerset County Library?

Avid Reader Score

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Based on average annual library checkouts per visitor

Library Programs Score

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Tons of library programs!

Popularity Score

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People love visiting!

Visitors Score

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Somerset County Library gets tons of visitors

Computer Availability Score

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Some computers
183 compared to 32 nationally

Librarians Score

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Many librarians!

Branch Libraries in the System

Branches

Somerset County Library
1 Vogt Drive
Bridgewater, New Jersey 08807

Hillsborough Branch Library
379 South Branch Road
Belle Mead, New Jersey 08844

Mary Jacobs Branch Library
64 Washington Street
Rocky Hill, New Jersey 08553

North Plainfield Branch Library
6 Rockview Avenue
North Plainfield, New Jersey 07060

Peapack Gladstone Branch Library
1 School Street
Peapack, New Jersey 07977

Warren Township Branch Library
42 Mountain Boulevard
Warren, New Jersey 07060

Watchung Branch Library
12 Stirling Road
Watchung, New Jersey 07060

Bound Brook Memorial Library
402 E. High Street
Bound Brook, New Jersey 08805

Somerville Branch Library
35 West End Avenue
Somerville, New Jersey 08876

Manville Public Library
100 S. Tenth Avenue
Manville, New Jersey 08835

About

🏠	1 Vogt Drive Bridgewater, New Jersey 08807
State	New Jersey
📞	(908) 526-4016

Map

Popularity

Popularity Score

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People love visiting!

How often do people visit?

per year

Visitors Score

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Somerset County Library gets tons of visitors

Average Daily Visitors

3,955

Books, Music & Movies

Books, CDs, and Videos Available

Number of Items

Source: Library Scout

Bookworms

Avid Reader Score

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Based on average annual library checkouts per visitor

Library Checkouts per Visitor

compared to 14 nationally

Programs

Library programs are an excellent way to meet other people in your community, continue your learning, or help your children meet friends and learn.

All Library Programs Score

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Tons of library programs!

All Library Programs

5,747

compared with 562 programs nationally

Children's Programs Score

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Tons of children's programs!

Children's Programs

3,185

compared with 310 programs nationally

Young Adult Programs Score

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Tons of young adult programs!

Young Adult Programs

710

compared with 55 programs nationally

Librarians

Librarians Score

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Many librarians!

Librarians

171

Average Library Staff Salary

$58,254

Funding

How well funded is the Somerset County Library?

Funding Score

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Very Well Funded

Library Funding

$92

per person in library district

Funds per library user is above the 80th percentile nationally

Methodology

The Library Scout ranking rigorously analyzes public data to help you find the best library near you. Our methodology takes into account several factors including the library's total funding relative to the population it serves, the number of paid full-time employees relative to the population it services, the number of electronic and physical items in circulation, the number of library visits, the number of library programs, and the number of computers available for public use.

Somerset County Library

Rankings

Overview

Score Card

Branches

About

Map

Popularity

Books, Music & Movies

Bookworms

Programs

Librarians

Funding

Methodology

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