Library · Marengo
Marengo-Union Public Library District
Marengo’s library is the Marengo-Union Public Library District, a branch of Marengo-Union Public Library District, open about 58 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Marengo’s branch belongs to Marengo-Union Public Library District, which serves 13,628 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Marengo-Union Public Library District
19714 East Grant Highway, Marengo 60152
58 hrsopen a week
20,000sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Marengo-Union Public Library District
29K
visits
2.1 per resident
51K
loans, print + digital
3.7 per resident
366
programs & events
2,650 attended
2,442
library cards
18% 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
2.1 visits · typical 3.1
A little below typical (33th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
3.7 print items · typical 3.9
A little below typical (47th percentile)
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.4
Lower than most similar-size libraries (20th percentile)
Cardholders
18% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (10th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
51K loans last year
Books & media (adults)100%Kids’ books & media0%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
366 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$47 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $641K.
Local 91%State 6%Gifts & other 3%
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.