Library · Rolling Meadows
Rolling Meadows Library
Rolling Meadows Library serves Rolling Meadows’s 24,200 residents. Last year it logged 81,823 visits, about 3.4 for every resident, and lent 143K books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
Rolling Meadows Library
3110 Martin Lane, Rolling Meadows 60008
71 hrsopen a week
45,725sq ft
178Kbooks & media
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
#152
#152 of 262 · Most-used libraries in IL →Among IL towns of 2,500+ people with a library of their own#104 · Most library borrowing →
Fiscal year 2024
A year at the library
82K
visits
3.4 per resident
143K
loans, print + digital
5.9 per resident
359
programs & events
15K attended
7,528
library cards
31% 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
3.4 visits · typical 3.1
Higher than 55% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
5.9 print items · typical 3.9
Higher than 70% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.6 attendees · typical 0.4
Higher than 66% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
31% of residents
A little below typical (33th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
143K loans last year
Books & media (adults)100%Kids’ books & media0%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
359 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$158 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $3.8M.
Local 94%State 4%Gifts & other 1%
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.