Library · Galena
Galena Public Library District
Galena’s library is the Galena Public Library District, a branch of Galena Public Library District, open about 50 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Multi-county system. Galena’s branch belongs to Galena Public Library District, which serves 4,518 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Galena Public Library District
601 South Bench Street, Galena 61036
50 hrsopen a week
8,700sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Galena Public Library District
15K
visits
3.3 per resident
35K
loans, print + digital
7.7 per resident
292
programs & events
4,573 attended
734
library cards
16% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000 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
3.3 visits · typical 3.0
Higher than 54% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
7.7 print items · typical 3.8
Higher than 84% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
1.0 attendees · typical 0.5
Higher than 79% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
16% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (10th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
35K loans last year
Books & media (adults)100%Kids’ books & media0%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
292 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$90 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $406K.
Local 77%State 12%Gifts & other 10%
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.