Library · Sullivan
Elizabeth Titus Memorial Library
Elizabeth Titus Memorial Library serves 4,413 people in and around Sullivan. Last year it logged 50,369 visits, about 11.4 for every resident, and lent 38K books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
Elizabeth Titus Memorial Library
2 West Water Street, Sullivan 61951
60 hrsopen a week
11,252sq ft
46Kbooks & media
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
#8
#8 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
50K
visits
11.4 per resident
38K
loans, print + digital
8.6 per resident
347
programs & events
4,703 attended
839
library cards
19% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000 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
11.4 visits · typical 3.0
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
8.6 print items · typical 3.8
Higher than 87% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
0.0 e-items · typical 1.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (0th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
4.2 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Higher than 87% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
1.1 attendees · typical 0.5
Higher than 80% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
19% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (13th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
38K loans last year
Books & media (adults)51%Kids’ books & media49%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
347 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$124 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $548K.
Local 94%State 3%Federal 1%Gifts & other 2%
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.