Address:
800 Park Avenue
Plainfield,
New Jersey
07060
United States
County: Union 
Phone: 908-757-1111
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Library details: Plainfield Public Library is a Public library.
This library is affiliated with the library system that serves Plainfield, NJ.
The collection of the library contains 127,470 volumes. The library circulates 120,316 items per year. The library serves a population of 49,808 residents .
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Administration: The director of the library is Joseph Hugh Da Rold .
Organizational structure: This is a publicly funded and managed library.
See also: Directory of Public Libraries in the United States
| Statistics Public | ||
|---|---|---|
| Service Population | 49,808 | Residents |
| Collection size | 127,470 | volumes |
| Annual Circulation | 120,316 | transactions |
| Expenditures Reported to Institute of Museum and Library Services | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Total | Tech | Books | EBooks | Serial | E-Serials |
| 2012 | $1,974,137 | $57,750 | $23,514 | |||
| 2010 | $2,025,487 | $43,805 | $17,042 | |||
NCES Statistics:
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Wireless: The library offers wireless access to the Internet.
| Technology Profile | ||
|---|---|---|
| Product Name | Year Contracted | |
| Current Automation System | Symphony | 2004 |
| Previous Automation System | Carl | 1989 |
| Previous Automation System | None | |
| (* Older versions of SirsiDynix Symphony were called Unicorn) | ||
| The library participates in the shared automation system provided by the Libraries of Middlesex Automation Consortium (view map) | ||
Automation Survey:
| Identifiers | |
|---|---|
| libraries.org ID | 26638 |
| NCES FSCSKEY | NJ0297 |
| NCES LIBID | 2012 |
Record History: This listing was created on Dec 1, 2005 and was last modified on Oct 16, 2018.
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