Library · Sidell
Sidell District Library
Sidell’s library is the Sidell District Library, a branch of Sidell District Library, open about 28 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Sidell’s branch belongs to Sidell District Library, which serves 1,605 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Sidell District Library
101 East Market Street, Sidell 61876
28 hrsopen a week
3,745sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Sidell District Library
2,466
visits
1.5 per resident
4,690
loans, print + digital
2.9 per resident
10
programs & events
275 attended
160
library cards
10% 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
1.5 visits · typical 3.5
Lower than most similar-size libraries (17th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
2.9 print items · typical 3.9
A little below typical (38th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.0 e-items · typical 1.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (0th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.4 kids’ items · typical 1.4
Higher than 51% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (18th percentile)
Cardholders
10% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (3th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
4,690 loans last year
Books & media (adults)52%Kids’ books & media48%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
10 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$52 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $83K.
Local 95%State 5%Gifts & other 0%
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.