Library · Crete
Crete Public Library District
Crete’s library is the Crete Public Library District, a branch of Crete Public Library District, open about 56 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Crete’s branch belongs to Crete Public Library District, which serves 17,099 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Crete Public Library District
1177 North Main Street, Crete 60417
56 hrsopen a week
25,000sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Crete Public Library District
61K
visits
3.6 per resident
100K
loans, print + digital
5.8 per resident
758
programs & events
12K attended
5,537
library cards
32% 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
3.6 visits · typical 3.1
Higher than 59% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
5.8 print items · typical 3.9
Higher than 70% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.7 attendees · typical 0.4
Higher than 73% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
32% of residents
A little below typical (36th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
100K loans last year
Books & media (adults)100%Kids’ books & media0%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
758 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$108 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $1.8M.
Local 88%State 2%Gifts & other 10%
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.