Library · Shabbona
Flewellin Memorial Library
Flewellin Memorial Library serves 863 people in and around Shabbona. Last year it logged 3,037 visits, about 3.5 for every resident, and lent 2,077 books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
Flewellin Memorial Library
108 West Comanche, Shabbona 60550
19 hrsopen a week
2,880sq ft
11Kbooks & media
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
#264
#264 of 621 IL libraries for visits per residentAmong every public library system in Illinois that reported visits
Fiscal year 2024
A year at the library
3,037
visits
3.5 per resident
2,077
loans, print + digital
2.4 per resident
106
programs & events
757 attended
254
library cards
29% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving under 2,500 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
3.5 visits · typical 3.5
Higher than 50% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
2.4 print items · typical 3.9
A little below typical (31th percentile)
Program attendance
0.9 attendees · typical 0.7
Higher than 59% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
29% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (22th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
2,077 loans last year
Books & media (adults)100%Kids’ books & media0%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
106 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$50 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $43K.
Local 73%State 6%Gifts & other 22%
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.