Library · Metamora
Illinois Prairie District Public Library
Metamora’s library is the Illinois Prairie District Public Library, a branch of Illinois Prairie District Public Library, open about 36 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Metamora’s branch belongs to Illinois Prairie District Public Library, which serves 21,904 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Illinois Prairie District Public Library
208 East Partridge Street, Metamora 61548
36 hrsopen a week
6,240sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Illinois Prairie District Public Library
67K
visits
3.1 per resident
94K
loans, print + digital
4.3 per resident
723
programs & events
7,619 attended
6,565
library cards
30% 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
3.1 visits · typical 3.1
Higher than 50% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
4.3 print items · typical 3.9
Higher than 54% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.4
A little below typical (40th percentile)
Cardholders
30% of residents
A little below typical (32th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
94K loans last year
Books & media (adults)100%Kids’ books & media0%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
723 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$48 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $1M.
Local 90%State 5%Gifts & other 6%
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.