Library · Golconda
Golconda Public Library
Golconda Public Library serves Golconda’s 630 residents. Last year it logged 3,450 visits, about 5.5 for every resident, and lent 3,460 books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
Golconda Public Library
126 West Main Street, Golconda 62938
30 hrsopen a week
2,600sq ft
18Kbooks & media
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
#114
#114 of 621 IL libraries for visits per residentAmong every public library system in Illinois that reported visits
Fiscal year 2024
A year at the library
3,450
visits
5.5 per resident
3,460
loans, print + digital
5.5 per resident
21
programs & events
169 attended
167
library cards
27% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving under 2,500 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 3.5
Higher than 71% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
5.5 print items · typical 3.9
Higher than 65% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.7
A little below typical (25th percentile)
Cardholders
27% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (19th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
3,460 loans last year
Books & media (adults)100%Kids’ books & media0%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
21 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$116 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $73K.
Local 52%State 10%Federal 25%Gifts & other 13%
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.