Asbury Park Free Public Library, located in Monmouth County, serves an area of 16,800 residents, has a collection of 115,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 92 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 126 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public.
Staffing consists of 7 employees, including one fully accredited librarian, plus volunteers. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $46,000. Patrons make 56,000 visits annually, and check out materials 44,000 times. Eighteen percent of all check-outs are children's materials.