Library · Worth
Alsip-Merrionette Park Library District
Worth’s library is the Alsip-Merrionette Park Library District, a branch of Alsip-Merrionette Park Public Library District, open about 68 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Worth’s branch belongs to Alsip-Merrionette Park Public Library District, which serves 21,796 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Alsip-Merrionette Park Library District
11960 South Pulaski Road, Alsip 60803
68 hrsopen a week
39,473sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Alsip-Merrionette Park Public Library District
78K
visits
3.6 per resident
83K
loans, print + digital
3.8 per resident
522
programs & events
11K attended
9,569
library cards
44% 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
3.6 visits · typical 3.1
Higher than 58% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
3.8 print items · typical 3.9
A little below typical (49th percentile)
Program attendance
0.5 attendees · typical 0.4
Higher than 55% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
44% of residents
Higher than 57% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
83K loans last year
Books & media (adults)100%Kids’ books & media0%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
522 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$144 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $3.1M.
Local 89%State 7%Federal 0%Gifts & other 3%
Locations
Other Alsip-Merrionette Park Public Library District branches in Worth
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.