Library · Barrington
Barrington Public Library District
Barrington’s library is the Barrington Public Library District, a branch of Barrington Public Library District, open about 70 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Barrington’s branch belongs to Barrington Public Library District, which serves 45,360 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Barrington Public Library District
505 North Northwest Highway, Barrington 60010
70 hrsopen a week
60,000sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Barrington Public Library District
269K
visits
5.9 per resident
553K
loans, print + digital
12.2 per resident
1,148
programs & events
35K attended
21K
library cards
46% 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
5.9 visits · typical 2.6
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
12.2 print items · typical 3.7
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.8 attendees · typical 0.3
Higher than 89% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
46% of residents
Higher than 61% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
553K loans last year
Books & media (adults)100%Kids’ books & media0%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
1,148 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$152 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $6.9M.
Local 90%State 2%Gifts & other 8%
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.