Palisades Park Free Public Library, serving an area of 16,800 residents, has a collection of 46,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 1,760 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 1,400 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public.
Staffing consists of 8 employees, including one fully accredited librarian, plus volunteers. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $36,000. Patrons make 63,000 visits annually, and check out materials 96,000 times. Fifty-two percent of all check-outs are children's materials.