Library · New Berlin
West Sangamon Public Library District
New Berlin’s library is the West Sangamon Public Library District, a branch of West Sangamon Public Library District, open about 28 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. New Berlin’s branch belongs to West Sangamon Public Library District, which serves 4,398 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
West Sangamon Public Library District
112 East Illinois Street, New Berlin 62670
28 hrsopen a week
2,916sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
Fiscal year 2024
A year at West Sangamon Public Library District
2,540
visits
0.6 per resident
8,672
loans, print + digital
2.0 per resident
52
programs & events
435 attended
502
library cards
11% 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
0.6 visits · typical 3.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (5th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
2.0 print items · typical 3.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (23th percentile)
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.5
Lower than most similar-size libraries (11th percentile)
Cardholders
11% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (5th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
8,672 loans last year
Books & media (adults)100%Kids’ books & media0%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
52 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 $211K.
Local 97%State 3%Gifts & other 0%
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.