Queens Borough Public Library
89-11 Merrick Boulevard
Jamaica NY, 11432, Queens County
Phone: 718-990-0700
Type: Library System
Legal Base: County/Parish
Central Library: 1
| 2011 | |||
| Amount | % | Amount Per Capita | |
| Total Staff: | 1,063.13 | ||
| Librarians with ALA-accredited MLS: | 287.88 | 27.08% | |
| Other Staff: | 775.25 | 72.92% | |
Income & Expenditures | |||
| Total Income: | $100,125,022 | $44.91 | |
| Income from Local Government: | $84,798,027 | 84.69% | $38.04 |
| Income from State Government: | $9,659,348 | 9.65% | $4.33 |
| Income from Federal Government: | $2,465,238 | 2.46% | $1.11 |
| Capital Revenue: | $0 | 0.00% | $0.00 |
| Income from Other Source: | $3,202,409 | 3.20% | $1.44 |
| Total Expenditures: | $97,333,968 | $43.66 | |
| Total Staff Expenditures: | $80,259,889 | 82.46% | $36.00 |
| Salaries & Wages: | $53,628,985 | 66.82% | $24.06 |
| Employee Benefits: | $26,630,904 | 33.18% | $11.95 |
| Total Collection Expenditures: | $4,307,412 | 4.43% | $1.93 |
| Printed Matierals Expenditures: | $3,459,012 | 80.30% | $1.55 |
| Electronic Materials Expenditures: | $262,990 | 6.11% | $0.12 |
| Other Materials Expenditures: | $585,410 | 13.59% | $0.26 |
| Capital Expenditures: | $319,562 | 0.33% | $0.14 |
| Other Expenditures: | $12,766,667 | 13.12% | $5.73 |
Collection & Services | |||
| Collections: | |||
| Books & Serial Volumes: | 6,102,360 | 2.74 | |
| Electronic Books & Serial Volumes: | 17,908 | 0.01 | |
| Audio Materials: | 176,763 | 0.08 | |
| Video Materials: | 469,918 | 0.21 | |
| Total Licensed Databases: | 31 | 0.00 | |
| Print Serial Subscriptions: | 7,253 | 0.00 | |
| Electronic Serial Subscriptions: | NA | NA | |
| Services: | |||
| Annual Public Service Hours: | 125,632 | ||
| Library Visits: | 12,551,065 | ||
| Registered Borrowers: | 898,120 | ||
| Total Circulation: | 19,498,937 | ||
| Interlibrary Loans Provided: | 4,951 | ||
| Interlibrary Loans Received: | 1,339 | ||
| Total Programs | 34,297 | ||
| Total Children's Program | 17,337 | ||
| Total Audience of the Programs | 668,569 | ||
| Total Audience of the Children's Program | 91,963 | ||
| Internet Computers | 1,536 | ||
Branches: 61
| Arverne | 312 Beach 54th Street, Arverne NY 11692 |
| Astoria | 14-01 Astoria Boulevard, Astoria NY 11102 |
| Auburndale | 22-55 Francis Lewis Boulevard, Flushing NY 11358 |
| Baisley Park | 117-11 Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica NY 11436 |
| Bay Terrace | 18-36 Bell Boulevard, Bayside NY 11360 |
| Bayside | 214-20 Northern Boulevard, Bayside NY 11361 |
| Bellerose | 250-06 Hillside Avenue, Bellerose NY 11426 |
| Briarwood | 85-12 Main Street, Jamaica NY 11435 |
| Broad Channel | 16-26 Cross Bay Boulevard, Far Rockaway NY 11693 |
| Broadway | 40-20 Broadway, Astoria NY 11103 |
| Cambria Heights | 218-13 Linden Boulevard, Cambria Heights NY 11411 |
| Corona | 38-23 104th Street, Corona NY 11368 |
| Court Square | 25-01 Jackson Avenue, Long Island City NY 11101 |
| Douglaston/Little Neck | 249-01 Northern Boulevard, Little Neck NY 11363 |
| East Elmhurst | 95-06 Astoria Boulevard, East Elmhurst NY 11369 |
| East Flushing | 196-36 Northern Boulevard, Flushing NY 11358 |
| Elmhurst | 86-01 Broadway, Elmhurst NY 11373 |
| Far Rockaway | 1637 Central Avenue, Far Rockaway NY 11691 |
| Flushing | 41-17 Main Street, Flushing NY 11355 |
| Forest Hills | 108-19 71st Avenue, Forest Hills NY 11375 |
| Fresh Meadows | 193-20 Horace Harding Expressway, Fresh Meadows NY 11365 |
| Glen Oaks | 256-04 Union Turnpike, Glen Oaks NY 11004 |
| Glendale | 78-60 73rd Place, Ridgewood NY 11385 |
| Hillcrest | 187-05 Union Turnpike, Fresh Meadows NY 11366 |
| Hollis | 202-05 Hillside Avenue, Hollis NY 11423 |
| Howard Beach | 92-06 156 Avenue, Howard Beach NY 11414 |
| Jackson Heights | 35-51 81st Street, Jackson Heights NY 11372 |
| Kew Gardens Hills | 72-33 Vleigh Place, Flushing NY 11367 |
| Langston Hughes | 100-01 Northern Boulevard, Corona NY 11368 |
| Laurelton | 134-26 225th Street, Springfield Gardens NY 11413 |
| Lefferts | 103-34 Lefferts Boulevard, South Richmond Hill NY 11419 |
| Lefrak City | 98-30 57 Avenue, Corona NY 11368 |
| Long Island City | 37-44 21 Street, Long Island City NY 11101 |
| Maspeth | 69-70 Grand Avenue, Maspeth NY 11378 |
| Mcgoldrick | 155-06 Roosevelt Avenue, Flushing NY 11354 |
| Middle Village | 72-31 Metropolitan Avenue, Middle Village NY 11379 |
| Mitchell-Linden | 29-42 Union Street, Flushing NY 11354 |
| North Forest Park | 98-27 Metropolitan Avenue, Forest Hills NY 11375 |
| North Hills | 57-04 Marathon Parkway, Little Neck NY 11362 |
| Ozone Park | 92-24 Rockaway Boulevard, Ozone Park NY 11417 |
| Peninsula | 92-25 Rockaway Beach Boulevard, Far Rockaway NY 11693 |
| Pomonok | 158-21 Jewel Avenue, Fresh Meadows NY 11365 |
| Poppenhusen | 121-23 14th Avenue, College Point NY 11356 |
| Queens Village | 94-11 217th Street, Queens Village NY 11428 |
| Queensboro Hill | 60-05 Main Street, Flushing NY 11355 |
| Rego Park | 91-41 63rd Drive, Rego Park NY 11374 |
| Richmond Hill | 118-14 Hillside Avenue, Richmond Hill NY 11418 |
| Ridgewood | 20-12 Madison Street, Ridgewood NY 11385 |
| Rochdale Village | 169-09 137th Avenue, Jamaica NY 11434 |
| Rosedale | 144-20 243rd Street, Rosedale NY 11422 |
| Seaside | 116-15 Rockaway Beach Boulevard, Rockaway Park NY 11694 |
| South Hollis | 204-01 Hollis Avenue, Saint Albans NY 11412 |
| South Jamaica | 108-41 Guy R. Boulevard, Jamaica NY 11433 |
| South Ozone Park | 128-16 Rockaway Boulevard, South Ozone Park NY 11420 |
| St. Albans | 191-05 Linden Boulevard, Saint Albans NY 11412 |
| Steinway | 21-45 31st Street, Astoria NY 11105 |
| Sunnyside | 43-06 Greenpoint Avenue, Sunnyside NY 11104 |
| Whitestone | 151-10 14 Road, Whitestone NY 11357 |
| Windsor Park | 79-50 Bell Boulevard, Oakland Gardens NY 11364 |
| Woodhaven | 85-41 Forest Parkway, Woodhaven NY 11421 |
| Woodside | 54-22 Skillman Avenue, Woodside NY 11377 |