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Tilden Public Library
Tilden Public Library serves Tilden’s 750 residents. Last year it logged 249 visits, about 0.3 for every resident, and lent 252 books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
Tilden Public Library
381 Butler Street, Tilden 62292
16 hrsopen a week
960sq ft
5,202books & media
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
#617
#617 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
249
visits
0.3 per resident
252
loans, print + digital
0.3 per resident
12
programs & events
39 attended
62
library cards
8% 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
0.3 visits · typical 3.5
Lower than most similar-size libraries (1th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
0.3 print items · typical 3.9
Lower than most similar-size libraries (2th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.0 e-items · typical 1.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (0th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.0 kids’ items · typical 1.4
Lower than most similar-size libraries (3th percentile)
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (8th percentile)
Cardholders
8% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (2th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
252 loans last year
Books & media (adults)92%Kids’ books & media8%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
12 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$17 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $13K.
Local 56%State 15%Federal 24%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.