NYC public school library resources: Here are the Staten Island numbers, according to new report

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Every public school on Staten Island has a library open to students — but not all schools in the borough have a librarian on staff, according to a new report.

The city education department is required, by law, to report annually information on school librarians and library access in public schools. The agency recently released its report on school librarians and library access, which shows the number of full-time and part-time librarians on staff at schools across the five boroughs. It also shows which NYC schools have a library and the hours it is open each weekday.

Citywide, there are just 273 full-time librarians, and 12 part-time librarians, working in public schools in the 2025-2026 school year, according to the data.

The number of librarians working on Staten Island is low — making up just 5% of the total full-time school librarians citywide.

The report shows there are just 15 full-time librarians working in 11 Staten Island public schools. Most of these full-time librarians are situated in the borough’s high schools. There are no part-time librarians in Staten Island schools.

Here are the schools on Staten Island with at least one full-time librarian on staff, according to the report.

PS 18, West Brighton — one full-time librarianBernstein Intermediate School (I.S. 7), Huguenot – one full-time librarianBarnes Intermediate School (I.S. 24), Great Kills — one full-time librarianPrall Intermediate School (I.S. 27), West Brighton — one full-time librarianMarkham Intermediate School (I.S. 51), Graniteville — one full-time librarianThe Michael J. Petrides School, Sunnyside — one full-time librarianNew Dorp High School, New Dorp — two full-time librariansPort Richmond High School, Port Richmond — one full-time librarianCurtis High School, St. George — one full-time librarianTottenville High School, Huguenot — two full-time librariansStaten Island Technical High School, New Dorp — one full-time librarian

According to the report, 25 Staten Island schools don’t have a library, including:

PS 5, HuguenotPS 9, ConcordPS 10, TompkinsvillePS 11, Dongan HillsPS 19, West BrightonPS 20, Port RichmondPS 21, Port RichmondPS 22, GranitevillePS 35, SunnysidePS 36, AnnadalePS 37R, Great KillsPS 46, South BeachPS 55, EltingvillePS 65, TompkinsvillePS 74, TompkinsvilleP373R, New BrightonThe Michael J. Petrides School, SunnysideThe Young Women’s Leadership School of Staten Island, StapletonStaten Island Rise Academy, TravisMarsh Avenue School for Expeditionary Learning, New SpringvilleGaynor McCown Expeditionary Learning School, New SpringvilleConcord High School, ConcordRalph R. McKee Career and Technical Education High School, St. GeorgeThe Richard H. Hungerford School, SunnysideSouth Richmond High School I.S./PS 25, Pleasant Plains

A spokesperson for the education department stated that the city recognizes school libraries are “essential to inquiry-driven learning and high-quality instruction.”

“Librarians and libraries can serve as a powerful complement to the NYC Reads program in supporting literacy development for all students,” said Isla Gething, a spokesperson for the city education department. “Expanding access to a diverse range of books and resources supports our students as not just readers, but researchers, creators, and critical thinkers. As the report highlights, we’re proud to have 273 full-time and 12 part-time school librarians, who help foster curiosity and exploration citywide. There’s still room to grow, and we will continue expanding these numbers to bring more knowledge, books, and a culture of reading to more students.”

Additionally, the agency welcomed 22 aspiring school librarians this year into the Teacher2Librarian cohort, which prepares to transform school libraries through inclusive, innovative, and student-centered instruction and programming.