Library · Oak Forest
Acorn Public Library District
Oak Forest’s library is the Acorn Public Library District, a branch of Acorn Public Library District, open about 64 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Oak Forest’s branch belongs to Acorn Public Library District, which serves 30,735 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Acorn Public Library District
15624 South Central Avenue, Oak Forest 60452
64 hrsopen a week
21,000sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Acorn Public Library District
70K
visits
2.3 per resident
120K
loans, print + digital
3.9 per resident
472
programs & events
10K attended
12K
library cards
37% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 25,000 to 100,000 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
2.3 visits · typical 2.6
A little below typical (43th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
2.9 print items · typical 3.7
A little below typical (40th percentile)
Digital borrowing
1.0 e-items · typical 1.2
A little below typical (43th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.6 kids’ items · typical 1.7
A little below typical (49th percentile)
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.3
Higher than 50% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
37% of residents
A little below typical (47th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
120K loans last year
Books & media (adults)33%Kids’ books & media42%E-books, audio & streaming25%
Who the programs are for
472 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$41 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $1.2M.
Local 88%State 5%Federal 0%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.