Welcome to the Atlantic County Library System - the information center in Atlantic County. Our mission is to strengthen the quality of life in our diverse communities by providing learning opportunities, fostering a love of reading, connecting people to technology, and providing resources for entertainment. Learn more about the Atlantic County Library System's vision for the future in our 2023-2026 Strategic Plan.
Our library system includes ten branches located throughout Atlantic County. In addition, ACLS operates a reading center in Buena Township, maintains a collection at Atlantic Cape Community College, offers a Books By Mail service, and participates in the Interlibrary Loan program. In 2023, the population of Atlantic County was approximately 275,213.
All branches are operating at pre-pandemic hours under the guidance of State and County directives. Following CDC guidelines in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, ACLS also expanded in person services to our community and installed self-checkout kiosks at our branches and patrons are encouraged to place holds through ACLS' online catalog or our mobile app.
ACLS continues to enhance our digital media and databases as the demand for online content that is available 24/7 increases. This includes providing access to digital media via our OverDrive eCollection and a subscription to Hoopla as well as procuring online training platforms like Mometrix, Northstar, and Fiero Code. An online application procedure makes it possible to register new accounts thus facilitating accessibility to our digital services. Additionally, ACLS has procured 35 Mobile WIFI Hotspots for circulation to help bridge the digital divide.
- 2023 Atlantic County Library System Statistics
- 762,029 people walked through our doors
- There were:
- 613,020 items circulated
- 37,555 registered card holders
- 356,464 printed volumes (books & serials) owned
- 18,818 audio volumes (spoken word & music) owned
- 50,903 video volumes owned
- 22 subscribed databases
- 25,344 eBooks, 11,044 eAudiobooks & 4,421 eMagazines in our Overdrive eCollection
- 211,359 downloads or views in 6 digital media services
- 1,833 sessions in 3 online training services
- 1,514 people, on average, used our mobile app monthly
- 673,440 page views of our website
- 168 public computers available with internet
- 52,091 public computer uses
- 94,028 WiFi sessions
- 1,527 children programs
- 1,111 young adult programs
- 6,908 adult programs
- 32,548 YouTube views
- 52,091 reference requests
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- Jobs Opportunities
- The Atlantic County Library System is a division of Atlantic County government. All open job postings for both the Library and the County can be found, and applied for, online on the Atlantic County Division of Human Resources page.
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