Library · Shorewood
Shorewood-Troy Public Library District
Shorewood’s library is the Shorewood-Troy Public Library District, a branch of Shorewood-Troy Public Library District, open about 60 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Shorewood’s branch belongs to Shorewood-Troy Public Library District, which serves 21,780 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Shorewood-Troy Public Library District
650 Deerwood Drive, Shorewood 60404
60 hrsopen a week
15,000sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Shorewood-Troy Public Library District
65K
visits
3.0 per resident
151K
loans, print + digital
6.9 per resident
511
programs & events
6,106 attended
6,863
library cards
32% 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 (48th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
6.9 print items · typical 3.9
Higher than 78% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.4
A little below typical (32th percentile)
Cardholders
32% of residents
A little below typical (34th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
151K loans last year
Books & media (adults)100%Kids’ books & media0%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
511 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$74 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $1.6M.
Local 78%State 5%Federal 2%Gifts & other 16%
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.