Library · Marseilles
Marseilles Public Library
Marseilles Public Library serves Marseilles’s 4,845 residents. Last year it logged 17,954 visits, about 3.7 for every resident, and lent 14K books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
Marseilles Public Library
155 East Bluff Street, Marseilles 61341
37 hrsopen a week
5,183sq ft
26Kbooks & media
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
#135
#135 of 262 · Most-used libraries in IL →Among IL towns of 2,500+ people with a library of their own#192 · Most library borrowing →#23 · Best libraries for kids →
Fiscal year 2024
A year at the library
18K
visits
3.7 per resident
14K
loans, print + digital
2.9 per resident
93
programs & events
254 attended
1,963
library cards
41% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000 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
3.7 visits · typical 3.0
Higher than 61% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
2.9 print items · typical 3.8
A little below typical (37th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.0 e-items · typical 1.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (0th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.7 kids’ items · typical 1.6
A little below typical (25th percentile)
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.5
Lower than most similar-size libraries (6th percentile)
Cardholders
41% of residents
A little below typical (48th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
14K loans last year
Books & media (adults)75%Kids’ books & media25%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
93 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$35 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $168K.
Local 74%State 21%Federal 1%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.