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Mount Olive Public Library
Mount Olive Public Library serves 2,015 people in and around Mount Olive. Last year it logged 3,942 visits, about 2.0 for every resident, and lent 2,923 books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
Mount Olive Public Library
100 North Plum Street, Mount Olive 62069
28 hrsopen a week
4,500sq ft
10Kbooks & media
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
#468
#468 of 621 IL libraries for visits per residentAmong every public library system in Illinois that reported visits
Fiscal year 2024
A year at the library
3,942
visits
2.0 per resident
2,923
loans, print + digital
1.5 per resident
23
programs & events
176 attended
395
library cards
20% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving under 2,500 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
2.0 visits · typical 3.5
Lower than most similar-size libraries (24th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.5 print items · typical 3.9
Lower than most similar-size libraries (15th percentile)
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (11th percentile)
Cardholders
20% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (11th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
2,923 loans last year
Books & media (adults)100%Kids’ books & media0%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
23 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$16 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $33K.
Local 72%State 8%Federal 11%Gifts & other 10%
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.