Library · Illiopolis

Illiopolis/Niantic Public Library District

Illiopolis’s library is the Illiopolis/Niantic Public Library District, a branch of Illiopolis/Niantic Public Library District, open about 29 hours a week.

IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024
Regional system. Illiopolis’s branch belongs to Illiopolis/Niantic Public Library District, which serves 2,043 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch

Illiopolis/Niantic Public Library District

401 Sixth and Mary Street, Illiopolis 62539
29 hrsopen a week
3,750sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
Fiscal year 2024

A year at Illiopolis/Niantic Public Library District

700
visits
0.3 per resident
4,450
loans, print + digital
2.2 per resident
12
programs & events
70 attended
226
library cards
11% 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
0.3 visits · typical 3.5
Lower than most similar-size libraries (1th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
2.2 print items · typical 3.9
A little below typical (27th percentile)
Program attendance
0.0 attendees · typical 0.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (7th percentile)
Cardholders
11% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (3th percentile)
Borrowing & programs

What people use it for

What people borrow

4,450 loans last year

Books & media (adults)100%Kids’ books & media0%E-books, audio & streaming0%

Who the programs are for

12 story times, classes, clubs and events

Ages 0–5
4
Ages 6–11
4
Teens
2
Adults
2
All ages
0
Money

Who pays for it

$60 per resident a year

Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $123K.

Local 91%State 9%Gifts & other 0%
About these numbers

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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.

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