Library · Beecher
Beecher Public Library District
Beecher’s library is the Beecher Public Library District, a branch of Beecher Community Library District, open about 46 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Beecher’s branch belongs to Beecher Community Library District, which serves 6,789 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Beecher Public Library District
660 Penfield Street, Beecher 60401
46 hrsopen a week
6,792sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Beecher Community Library District
14K
visits
2.1 per resident
32K
loans, print + digital
4.7 per resident
215
programs & events
2,422 attended
1,188
library cards
17% 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
2.1 visits · typical 3.0
A little below typical (34th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
4.7 print items · typical 3.8
Higher than 59% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.4 attendees · typical 0.5
A little below typical (37th percentile)
Cardholders
17% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (11th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
32K loans last year
Books & media (adults)100%Kids’ books & media0%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
215 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$46 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $314K.
Local 95%State 3%Gifts & other 2%
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.