Library · Bethalto
Bethalto Public Library District
Bethalto’s library is the Bethalto Public Library District, a branch of Bethalto Public Library District, open about 47 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Bethalto’s branch belongs to Bethalto Public Library District, which serves 15,339 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Bethalto Public Library District
321 South Prairie Street, Bethalto 62010
47 hrsopen a week
9,720sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Bethalto Public Library District
27K
visits
1.8 per resident
60K
loans, print + digital
3.9 per resident
324
programs & events
4,860 attended
2,617
library cards
17% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 10,000 to 25,000 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
1.8 visits · typical 3.1
A little below typical (25th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
3.9 print items · typical 3.9
A little below typical (49th percentile)
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.4
A little below typical (36th percentile)
Cardholders
17% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (9th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
60K loans last year
Books & media (adults)100%Kids’ books & media0%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
324 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$32 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $488K.
Local 61%State 6%Gifts & other 33%
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.