Library · Dolton
Dolton Public Library District
Dolton’s library is the Dolton Public Library District, a branch of Dolton Public Library District, open about 54 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Dolton’s branch belongs to Dolton Public Library District, which serves 21,432 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Dolton Public Library District
14037 Lincoln Avenue, Dolton 60419
54 hrsopen a week
25,000sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Dolton Public Library District
16K
visits
0.7 per resident
5,274
loans, print + digital
0.2 per resident
125
programs & events
1,250 attended
14K
library cards
67% 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
0.7 visits · typical 3.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (6th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
0.2 print items · typical 3.9
Lower than most similar-size libraries (1th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.0 e-items · typical 1.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (0th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.0 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (0th percentile)
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.4
Lower than most similar-size libraries (5th percentile)
Cardholders
67% of residents
Higher than 85% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
5,274 loans last year
Books & media (adults)100%Kids’ books & media0%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
125 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$46 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $993K.
Local 94%State 3%Federal 3%
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.