Library · Blackberry
Town and Country Public Library District
Blackberry’s library is the Town and Country Public Library District, a branch of Town and Country Public Library District, open about 68 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Blackberry’s branch belongs to Town and Country Public Library District, which serves 11,823 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Town and Country Public Library District
320 East North Street, Elburn 60119
68 hrsopen a week
16,450sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Town and Country Public Library District
51K
visits
4.3 per resident
97K
loans, print + digital
8.2 per resident
741
programs & events
9,424 attended
5,752
library cards
49% 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
4.3 visits · typical 3.1
Higher than 70% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
8.2 print items · typical 3.9
Higher than 84% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.8 attendees · typical 0.4
Higher than 78% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
49% of residents
Higher than 65% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
97K loans last year
Books & media (adults)100%Kids’ books & media0%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
741 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$121 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $1.4M.
Local 95%State 1%Gifts & other 4%
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.