Library · Algonquin
Algonquin Area Public Library District
Algonquin’s library is the Algonquin Area Public Library District, a branch of Algonquin Area Public Library District, open about 69 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Algonquin’s branch belongs to Algonquin Area Public Library District, which serves 40,679 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Algonquin Area Public Library District
2600 Harnish Drive, Algonquin 60102
69 hrsopen a week
43,000sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Algonquin Area Public Library District
198K
visits
4.9 per resident
639K
loans, print + digital
15.7 per resident
1,395
programs & events
53K attended
14K
library cards
35% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 25,000 to 100,000 people
Per-resident numbers, compared only with libraries of a similar size across the country, because a tiny town’s library always looks busier per person.
Visits per resident
4.9 visits · typical 2.6
Higher than 86% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
15.7 print items · typical 3.7
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
0.0 e-items · typical 1.2
Lower than most similar-size libraries (0th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
7.2 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
1.3 attendees · typical 0.3
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
35% of residents
A little below typical (40th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
639K loans last year
Books & media (adults)54%Kids’ books & media46%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
1,395 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$181 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $7.4M.
Local 89%State 2%Gifts & other 9%
Locations
Other Algonquin Area Public Library District branches in Algonquin
About these numbers
How to read this page
Hours are an averageThe survey reports a building’s public hours for the whole year. We divide by the weeks it was open, so check the library’s own site for today’s hours.
Compared by size“Similar-size” means libraries serving about as many people, nationwide. Per-resident numbers always flatter the smallest towns, so they’re never compared with big cities.
One year, the library’s own countLibraries report their own visits, loans and programs for fiscal year 2024. A library that didn’t respond keeps its address and hours here, with no numbers.
Source: Institute of Museum and Library Services, Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024. Distances are straight-line from the town center.