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Glenwood-Lynwood Public Library District

Lynwood’s library is the Glenwood-Lynwood Public Library District, a branch of Glenwood-Lynwood Public Library District, open about 51 hours a week.

IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024
Regional system. Lynwood’s branch belongs to Glenwood-Lynwood Public Library District, which serves 18,513 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch

Glenwood-Lynwood Public Library District

19901 Stony Island Avenue, Lynwood 60411
51 hrsopen a week
19,005sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
Fiscal year 2024

A year at Glenwood-Lynwood Public Library District

46K
visits
2.5 per resident
25K
loans, print + digital
1.4 per resident
227
programs & events
3,337 attended
6,367
library cards
34% 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
2.5 visits · typical 3.1
A little below typical (40th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.4 print items · typical 3.9
Lower than most similar-size libraries (15th percentile)
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.4
Lower than most similar-size libraries (18th percentile)
Cardholders
34% of residents
A little below typical (40th percentile)
Borrowing & programs

What people use it for

What people borrow

25K loans last year

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

Who the programs are for

227 story times, classes, clubs and events

Ages 0–5
27
Ages 6–11
0
Teens
30
Adults
159
All ages
11
Money

Who pays for it

$131 per resident a year

Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $2.4M.

Local 95%State 4%Federal 0%Gifts & other 1%
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.

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