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Harvard Diggins Library
Harvard Diggins Library serves Harvard’s 9,469 residents. Last year it logged 35,317 visits, about 3.7 for every resident, and lent 27K books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
Harvard Diggins Library
900 East Mckinley Street, Harvard 60033
60 hrsopen a week
19,000sq ft
51Kbooks & media
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
#132
#132 of 262 · Most-used libraries in IL →Among IL towns of 2,500+ people with a library of their own#196 · Most library borrowing →
Fiscal year 2024
A year at the library
35K
visits
3.7 per resident
27K
loans, print + digital
2.8 per resident
317
programs & events
2,359 attended
1,317
library cards
14% 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
3.7 visits · typical 3.0
Higher than 61% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
2.8 print items · typical 3.8
A little below typical (36th percentile)
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.5
A little below typical (27th percentile)
Cardholders
14% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (7th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
27K loans last year
Books & media (adults)100%Kids’ books & media0%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
317 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$49 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $465K.
Local 78%State 8%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.