Library · Calumet
Calumet Park Public Library
Calumet Park Public Library serves 7,025 people in and around Calumet. Last year it logged 850 visits, about 0.1 for every resident, and lent 2,240 books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
Calumet Park Public Library
1500 West 127th Street, Calumet Park 60827
43 hrsopen a week
4,000sq ft
18Kbooks & media
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
#621
#621 of 621 IL libraries for visits per residentAmong every public library system in Illinois that reported visits
Fiscal year 2024
A year at the library
850
visits
0.1 per resident
2,240
loans, print + digital
0.3 per resident
120
programs & events
155 attended
3,000
library cards
43% 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
0.1 visits · typical 3.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (0th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
0.3 print items · typical 3.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (2th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.0 e-items · typical 1.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (0th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.0 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (1th percentile)
Program attendance
0.0 attendees · typical 0.5
Lower than most similar-size libraries (3th percentile)
Cardholders
43% of residents
Higher than 51% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
2,240 loans last year
Books & media (adults)91%Kids’ books & media9%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
120 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$15 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $106K.
Local 90%State 4%Federal 6%
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.