Library · Byron
Byron Public Library District
Byron’s library is the Byron Public Library District, a branch of Byron Public Library District, open about 63 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Byron’s branch belongs to Byron Public Library District, which serves 7,859 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Byron Public Library District
100 South Washington Street, Byron 61010
63 hrsopen a week
27,640sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Byron Public Library District
63K
visits
8.0 per resident
82K
loans, print + digital
10.4 per resident
641
programs & events
12K attended
2,500
library cards
32% 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
8.0 visits · typical 3.0
Higher than 89% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
10.4 print items · typical 3.8
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
1.5 attendees · typical 0.5
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
32% of residents
A little below typical (33th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
82K loans last year
Books & media (adults)100%Kids’ books & media0%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
641 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$128 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $1M.
Local 91%State 2%Federal 0%Gifts & other 7%
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.