Library · Darien
Indian Prairie Public Library District
Darien’s library is the Indian Prairie Public Library District, a branch of Indian Prairie Public Library District, open about 66 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Darien’s branch belongs to Indian Prairie Public Library District, which serves 43,892 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Indian Prairie Public Library District
401 Plainfield Road, Darien 60561
66 hrsopen a week
43,394sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Indian Prairie Public Library District
367K
visits
8.4 per resident
539K
loans, print + digital
12.3 per resident
569
programs & events
18K attended
27K
library cards
62% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 25,000 to 100,000 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
8.4 visits · typical 2.6
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
12.3 print items · typical 3.7
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.4 attendees · typical 0.3
Higher than 61% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
62% of residents
Higher than 81% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
539K loans last year
Books & media (adults)100%Kids’ books & media0%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
569 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$92 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $4M.
Local 92%State 1%Gifts & other 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.