Library · Steger
Steger-South Chicago Heights Public Library District
Steger’s library is the Steger-South Chicago Heights Public Library District, a branch of Steger-South Chicago Heights Public Library District, open about 48 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Steger’s branch belongs to Steger-South Chicago Heights Public Library District, which serves 13,869 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Steger-South Chicago Heights Public Library District
54 East 31st Street, Steger 60475
48 hrsopen a week
7,500sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Steger-South Chicago Heights Public Library District
11K
visits
0.8 per resident
22K
loans, print + digital
1.6 per resident
154
programs & events
1,370 attended
5,011
library cards
36% 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
0.8 visits · typical 3.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (7th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.6 print items · typical 3.9
Lower than most similar-size libraries (18th percentile)
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.4
Lower than most similar-size libraries (9th percentile)
Cardholders
36% of residents
A little below typical (43th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
22K loans last year
Books & media (adults)100%Kids’ books & media0%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
154 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$30 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $418K.
Local 87%State 8%Gifts & other 5%
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.