Library · Fairview Heights
Fairview Heights Public Library
Fairview Heights Public Library serves Fairview Heights’s 16,706 residents. Last year it logged 92,347 visits, about 5.5 for every resident, and lent 63K books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
Fairview Heights Public Library
10017 Bunkum Road, Fairview Heights 62208
54 hrsopen a week
20,000sq ft
48Kbooks & media
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
#65
#65 of 262 · Most-used libraries in IL →Among IL towns of 2,500+ people with a library of their own#160 · Most library borrowing →
Fiscal year 2024
A year at the library
92K
visits
5.5 per resident
63K
loans, print + digital
3.8 per resident
220
programs & events
5,256 attended
2,336
library cards
14% 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
5.5 visits · typical 3.1
Higher than 82% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
3.8 print items · typical 3.9
A little below typical (48th percentile)
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.4
A little below typical (36th percentile)
Cardholders
14% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (6th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
63K loans last year
Books & media (adults)100%Kids’ books & media0%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
220 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$42 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $695K.
Local 91%State 4%Federal 1%Gifts & other 5%
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.