Library · Wauconda
Wauconda Area Public Library District
Wauconda’s library is the Wauconda Area Public Library District, a branch of Wauconda Area Public Library District, open about 65 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Wauconda’s branch belongs to Wauconda Area Public Library District, which serves 28,941 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Wauconda Area Public Library District
801 North Main Street, Wauconda 60084
65 hrsopen a week
27,500sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Wauconda Area Public Library District
128K
visits
4.4 per resident
342K
loans, print + digital
11.8 per resident
563
programs & events
15K attended
9,645
library cards
33% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 25,000 to 100,000 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
4.4 visits · typical 2.6
Higher than 81% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
11.8 print items · typical 3.7
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.5 attendees · typical 0.3
Higher than 74% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
33% of residents
A little below typical (36th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
342K loans last year
Books & media (adults)100%Kids’ books & media0%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
563 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$103 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $3M.
Local 90%State 2%Federal 0%Gifts & other 8%
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.