Library · Round Lake
Round Lake Area Public Library District
Round Lake’s library is the Round Lake Area Public Library District, a branch of Round Lake Area Public Library District, open about 70 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Round Lake’s branch belongs to Round Lake Area Public Library District, which serves 39,675 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Round Lake Area Public Library District
906 Hart Road, Round Lake 60073
70 hrsopen a week
28,800sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Round Lake Area Public Library District
115K
visits
2.9 per resident
154K
loans, print + digital
3.9 per resident
601
programs & events
6,154 attended
12K
library cards
30% 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
2.9 visits · typical 2.6
Higher than 57% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
3.9 print items · typical 3.7
Higher than 52% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.3
Lower than most similar-size libraries (19th percentile)
Cardholders
30% of residents
A little below typical (30th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
154K loans last year
Books & media (adults)100%Kids’ books & media0%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
601 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$90 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $3.6M.
Local 86%State 2%Gifts & other 12%
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.