Library · Ela
Ela Area Public Library District
Ela’s library is the Ela Area Public Library District, a branch of Ela Area Public Library District, open about 68 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Ela’s branch belongs to Ela Area Public Library District, which serves 36,366 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Ela Area Public Library District
275 Mohawk Trail, Lake Zurich 60047
68 hrsopen a week
72,000sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Ela Area Public Library District
205K
visits
5.6 per resident
633K
loans, print + digital
17.4 per resident
1,025
programs & events
30K attended
13K
library cards
37% 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
5.6 visits · typical 2.6
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
17.4 print items · typical 3.7
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.8 attendees · typical 0.3
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
37% of residents
A little below typical (45th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
633K loans last year
Books & media (adults)100%Kids’ books & media0%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
1,025 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$179 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $6.5M.
Local 93%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.