Long Branch Free Public Library, serving an area of 31,000 residents, has a collection of 72,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 2,800 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 1,760 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public.
Staffing consists of 12 employees, of whom 3 are fully accredited librarians, plus volunteers. The system comprises one central library and one branch library. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $126,000. Patrons make 132,000 visits annually, and check out materials 161,000 times. Twenty-eight percent of all check-outs are children's materials.