Library · Hillsboro
Hillsboro Area Public Library District
Hillsboro’s library is the Hillsboro Area Public Library District, a branch of Hillsboro Area Public Library District, open about 50 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Hillsboro’s branch belongs to Hillsboro Area Public Library District, which serves 11,345 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Hillsboro Area Public Library District
420 South Main Street, Hillsboro 62049
50 hrsopen a week
3,200sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Hillsboro Area Public Library District
16K
visits
1.4 per resident
16K
loans, print + digital
1.4 per resident
107
programs & events
1,501 attended
1,025
library cards
9% 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
1.4 visits · typical 3.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (20th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.4 print items · typical 3.9
Lower than most similar-size libraries (16th percentile)
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.4
Lower than most similar-size libraries (12th percentile)
Cardholders
9% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (2th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
16K loans last year
Books & media (adults)100%Kids’ books & media0%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
107 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$24 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $276K.
Local 89%State 8%Gifts & other 4%
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.