Library · Elgin
Gail Borden Public Library District
Elgin’s library is the Gail Borden Public Library District, a branch of Gail Borden Public Library District, open about 71 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Elgin’s branch belongs to Gail Borden Public Library District, which serves 149,907 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Gail Borden Public Library District
270 North Grove Avenue, Elgin 60120
71 hrsopen a week
153,872sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Gail Borden Public Library District
639K
visits
4.3 per resident
849K
loans, print + digital
5.7 per resident
2,450
programs & events
93K attended
77K
library cards
51% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 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
4.3 visits · typical 2.1
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
5.7 print items · typical 3.2
Higher than 76% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.6 attendees · typical 0.2
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
51% of residents
Higher than 70% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
849K loans last year
Books & media (adults)100%Kids’ books & media0%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
2,450 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$115 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $17M.
Local 93%State 3%Federal 0%Gifts & other 4%
Locations
Other Gail Borden Public Library District branches in Elgin
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.