2026 BUDGET BY THE NUMBERS
OVERVIEW
$6.82M 2026 Operating Budget
$5.12M
Request to Municipality
73%
Taxpayer’s Share of Budget
76%
Allocated to Salaries & Benefits
FAST FACTS
736,229
visitors walked through our doors in 2025
608,197 total checkouts (physical + digital)
Princeton Public Library is the most active public library building in New Jersey. 736,229 annual visits exceed the state's second-most visited single-branch library by 165%, averaging more than 2,000 people per day.
493,000+ 214,920 Princeton Public Library serves as Princeton’s free WiFi sessions
27,142 cardholders +8% from 2024
program attendees (virtual + in person)
only warming and cooling center open evenings and weekends. The library also provides the only public restrooms and telephone in downtown Princeton, making it a part of the essential civic infrastructure for all residents.