Library · Arcola
Arcola Public Library District
Arcola’s library is the Arcola Public Library District, a branch of Arcola Public Library District, open about 43 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Arcola’s branch belongs to Arcola Public Library District, which serves 5,589 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Arcola Public Library District
407 East Main Street, Arcola 61910
43 hrsopen a week
9,322sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Arcola Public Library District
7,029
visits
1.3 per resident
14K
loans, print + digital
2.5 per resident
41
programs & events
385 attended
636
library cards
11% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000 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
1.3 visits · typical 3.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (17th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
2.5 print items · typical 3.8
A little below typical (31th percentile)
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.5
Lower than most similar-size libraries (8th percentile)
Cardholders
11% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (5th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
14K loans last year
Books & media (adults)100%Kids’ books & media0%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
41 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$29 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $163K.
Local 75%State 2%Gifts & other 23%
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.