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Bridgeview Public Library
Bridgeview Public Library serves Bridgeview’s 17,027 residents. Last year it logged 9,984 visits, about 0.6 for every resident, and lent 48K books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
Bridgeview Public Library
7840 West 79th Street, Bridgeview 60455
48 hrsopen a week
36,000sq ft
48Kbooks & media
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
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Fiscal year 2024
A year at the library
9,984
visits
0.6 per resident
48K
loans, print + digital
2.8 per resident
142
programs & events
2,069 attended
1,823
library cards
11% 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
0.6 visits · typical 3.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (4th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
2.8 print items · typical 3.9
A little below typical (35th percentile)
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.4
Lower than most similar-size libraries (12th percentile)
Cardholders
11% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (3th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
48K loans last year
Books & media (adults)100%Kids’ books & media0%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
142 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$109 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $1.9M.
Local 91%State 7%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.