Library · Avon
Grayslake Area Public Library District
Avon’s library is the Grayslake Area Public Library District, a branch of Grayslake Area Public Library District, open about 63 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Avon’s branch belongs to Grayslake Area Public Library District, which serves 27,919 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Grayslake Area Public Library District
100 Library Lane, Grayslake 60030
63 hrsopen a week
34,300sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Grayslake Area Public Library District
127K
visits
4.5 per resident
350K
loans, print + digital
12.5 per resident
655
programs & events
16K attended
9,632
library cards
34% 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
4.5 visits · typical 2.6
Higher than 82% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
12.5 print items · typical 3.7
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.6 attendees · typical 0.3
Higher than 77% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
34% of residents
A little below typical (39th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
350K loans last year
Books & media (adults)100%Kids’ books & media0%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
655 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$124 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $3.5M.
Local 90%State 2%Gifts & other 8%
Locations
Other Grayslake Area Public Library District branches in Avon
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.