Library · Loves Park
North Suburban Public Library District
Loves Park’s library is the North Suburban Public Library District, a branch of North Suburban Public Library District, open about 58 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Loves Park’s branch belongs to North Suburban Public Library District, which serves 69,307 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
North Suburban Public Library District
6340 North Second Street, Loves Park 61111
58 hrsopen a week
54,000sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
Fiscal year 2024
A year at North Suburban Public Library District
190K
visits
2.7 per resident
278K
loans, print + digital
4.0 per resident
491
programs & events
15K attended
15K
library cards
21% 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
2.7 visits · typical 2.6
Higher than 53% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
4.0 print items · typical 3.7
Higher than 53% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.3
A little below typical (31th percentile)
Cardholders
21% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (15th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
278K loans last year
Books & media (adults)100%Kids’ books & media0%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
491 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$59 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $4.1M.
Local 83%State 9%Federal 0%Gifts & other 8%
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.