Libraries in Schaumburg
Schaumburg Township District Library serves Schaumburg’s 130,345 residents from 3 locations. Last year it lent 2M books, movies and e-books and logged 542K visits.
What stands out about Schaumburg’s libraries
Read from the library’s own yearly report. The page puts what stands out first.
About 31 kids’ programs a week
Story times, clubs, classes and events, by who they’re for.
Programs last year by age group
story times and programs a week for ages 0–5, on average.
children’s books and media borrowed per child under 18 in Schaumburg last year.
Almost half the print loans are kids’ books
2M loans last year: print, kids’ and digital.
Each of the 363K books and other items on the shelves went out about 4.6 times last year, on average.
275,614 e-books, e-audiobooks and streams last year. Borrow from home with your card.
Every hour the doors are open, about 193 items go out
Fiscal year 2024. The library’s own count.
For every $1 it spends, the library lends about $2.02 worth
Set what you’d borrow in a month. It starts at what the average Schaumburg cardholder borrows.
Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $15M.
Last year the library lent and hosted about $3M worth of books, e-books, programs and Wi-Fi on a $15M budget.
Fine-free. No late fees on books returned late.
Retail prices are typical, rounded down: a new book $17, a kids’ book $12, an e-book or e-audiobook $15, a movie rental $4, a class or program $10, a computer or Wi-Fi session $3. The average cardholder’s month = the library’s yearly loans, attendance and Wi-Fi sessions ÷ its 64,731 cardholders ÷ 12.
Ahead of most similar-size libraries on 6 of 8 measures
Per resident, against libraries serving 100,000+ people across the U.S. A tiny town’s library always looks busier per person, so it’s only compared with its own size.
Schaumburg Township District Library serves 130,345 people, so it’s measured against U.S. libraries serving 100,000+.
3 places to borrow in Schaumburg
Schaumburg Township District Library, 130 South Roselle Road, Schaumburg.
Hours are the survey’s yearly average. Check the library’s own site for today’s hours.
Other libraries in Schaumburg
Libraries next door
Schaumburg ranks 3rd of 5 for borrowing per resident. Tap a town to see its library.
| Town | Library | Loans per resident | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elk Grove | Elk Grove Village Public Library fine-free | 18.7 | 72 |
| Elk Grove Village | Elk Grove Village Public Library fine-free | 18.7 | 72 |
| Schaumburg | Schaumburg Township District Library fine-free | 15.0 | 69 |
| Hanover Park | Hanover Park Branch Library fine-free | 15.0 | 62 |
| Bloomingdale | Bloomingdale Public Library fine-free | 9.9 | 66 |
| Hanover | Poplar Creek Public Library District | — | 62 |
| Palatine | Palatine Public Library District fine-free | — | 68 |
Loans = print + digital items borrowed in the library’s fiscal year, per person it serves. — = no library of its own, a county or regional system (its numbers cover many towns), or no report.
About these numbers
From the Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024.
- Hours are an average. The 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.
- The library’s own count. Libraries report their own visits, loans and programs. A library that didn’t respond keeps its address and hours here, with no numbers.
Book talk
Reading, story times and the library in Schaumburg.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Libraries: Institute of Museum and Library Services, Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024. Each library reports its own numbers. Distances are straight-line from the town center. “What your card is worth” uses typical retail prices and is an estimate, not an official figure.