Library · Mount Carmel
Mount Carmel Public Library
Mount Carmel Public Library serves Mount Carmel’s 7,015 residents. Last year it logged 37,960 visits, about 5.4 for every resident, and lent 15K books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
Mount Carmel Public Library
727 North Mulberry Street, Mount Carmel 62863
48 hrsopen a week
10,400sq ft
50Kbooks & media
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
#67
#67 of 262 · Most-used libraries in IL →Among IL towns of 2,500+ people with a library of their own#220 · Most library borrowing →#26 · Best libraries for kids →
Fiscal year 2024
A year at the library
38K
visits
5.4 per resident
15K
loans, print + digital
2.2 per resident
15
programs & events
187 attended
686
library cards
10% 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
5.4 visits · typical 3.0
Higher than 78% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
2.2 print items · typical 3.8
A little below typical (26th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.0 e-items · typical 1.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (0th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.5 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (16th percentile)
Program attendance
0.0 attendees · typical 0.5
Lower than most similar-size libraries (4th percentile)
Cardholders
10% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (3th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
15K loans last year
Books & media (adults)79%Kids’ books & media21%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
15 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 $248K.
Local 74%State 19%Federal 1%Gifts & other 7%
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.