Library · Reed

Fossil Ridge Public Library District

Reed’s library is the Fossil Ridge Public Library District, a branch of Fossil Ridge Public Library District, open about 58 hours a week.

IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024
Regional system. Reed’s branch belongs to Fossil Ridge Public Library District, which serves 14,254 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch

Fossil Ridge Public Library District

386 West Kennedy Road, Braidwood 60408
58 hrsopen a week
15,706sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
Fiscal year 2024

A year at Fossil Ridge Public Library District

43K
visits
3.0 per resident
37K
loans, print + digital
2.6 per resident
396
programs & events
6,737 attended
2,886
library cards
20% 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
3.0 visits · typical 3.1
A little below typical (49th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
2.6 print items · typical 3.9
A little below typical (32th percentile)
Program attendance
0.5 attendees · typical 0.4
Higher than 54% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
20% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (13th percentile)
Borrowing & programs

What people use it for

What people borrow

37K loans last year

Books & media (adults)100%Kids’ books & media0%E-books, audio & streaming0%

Who the programs are for

396 story times, classes, clubs and events

Ages 0–5
118
Ages 6–11
73
Teens
56
Adults
97
All ages
52
Money

Who pays for it

$61 per resident a year

Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $873K.

Local 90%State 2%Gifts & other 8%
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.

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