Library · Palatine
Palatine Public Library District
Palatine’s library is the Palatine Public Library District, a branch of Palatine Public Library District, open about 68 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Palatine’s branch belongs to Palatine Public Library District, which serves 89,395 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Palatine Public Library District
700 North North Court, Palatine 60067
68 hrsopen a week
96,000sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Palatine Public Library District
360K
visits
4.0 per resident
1M
loans, print + digital
11.3 per resident
899
programs & events
30K attended
38K
library cards
42% 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
4.0 visits · typical 2.6
Higher than 76% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
11.3 print items · typical 3.7
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.3
Higher than 52% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
42% of residents
Higher than 56% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
1M loans last year
Books & media (adults)100%Kids’ books & media0%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
899 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$93 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $8.3M.
Local 92%State 2%Gifts & other 6%
Locations
Other Palatine Public Library District branches in Palatine
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.