Library · Geneva
Geneva Public Library District
Geneva’s library is the Geneva Public Library District, a branch of Geneva Public Library District, open about 69 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Geneva’s branch belongs to Geneva Public Library District, which serves 32,791 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Geneva Public Library District
227 South Seventh Street, Geneva 60134
69 hrsopen a week
57,000sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Geneva Public Library District
259K
visits
7.9 per resident
508K
loans, print + digital
15.5 per resident
4,226
programs & events
45K attended
23K
library cards
70% 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
7.9 visits · typical 2.6
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
15.5 print items · typical 3.7
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
1.4 attendees · typical 0.3
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
70% of residents
Higher than 86% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
508K loans last year
Books & media (adults)100%Kids’ books & media0%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
4,226 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$152 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $5M.
Local 88%State 3%Gifts & other 9%
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.