Library · Crestwood
Crestwood Public Library District
Crestwood’s library is the Crestwood Public Library District, a branch of Crestwood Public Library District, open about 59 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Crestwood’s branch belongs to Crestwood Public Library District, which serves 9,214 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Crestwood Public Library District
4955 West 135th Street, Crestwood 60418
59 hrsopen a week
9,200sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Crestwood Public Library District
38K
visits
4.1 per resident
31K
loans, print + digital
3.3 per resident
298
programs & events
3,960 attended
1,726
library cards
19% 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
4.1 visits · typical 3.0
Higher than 66% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
3.3 print items · typical 3.8
A little below typical (44th percentile)
Program attendance
0.4 attendees · typical 0.5
A little below typical (44th percentile)
Cardholders
19% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (12th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
31K loans last year
Books & media (adults)100%Kids’ books & media0%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
298 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$64 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $591K.
Local 78%State 5%Gifts & other 18%
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.