Library · Palos Heights
Palos Heights Public Library
Palos Heights Public Library serves Palos Heights’s 12,068 residents. Last year it logged 110,826 visits, about 9.2 for every resident, and lent 117K books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
Palos Heights Public Library
12501 South 71st Avenue, Palos Heights 60463
68 hrsopen a week
31,448sq ft
64Kbooks & media
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
#12
#12 of 262 · Most-used libraries in IL →Among IL towns of 2,500+ people with a library of their own#49 · Most library borrowing →
Fiscal year 2024
A year at the library
111K
visits
9.2 per resident
117K
loans, print + digital
9.7 per resident
577
programs & events
10K attended
4,040
library cards
33% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 10,000 to 25,000 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
9.2 visits · typical 3.1
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
9.7 print items · typical 3.9
Higher than 89% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.8 attendees · typical 0.4
Higher than 80% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
33% of residents
A little below typical (38th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
117K loans last year
Books & media (adults)100%Kids’ books & media0%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
577 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$198 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $2.4M.
Local 83%State 2%Federal 0%Gifts & other 15%
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.