Library · Zion
Zion-Benton Public Library District
Zion’s library is the Zion-Benton Public Library District, a branch of Zion-Benton Public Library District, open about 60 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Zion’s branch belongs to Zion-Benton Public Library District, which serves 42,836 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Zion-Benton Public Library District
2400 Gabriel Avenue, Zion 60099
60 hrsopen a week
33,250sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Zion-Benton Public Library District
93K
visits
2.2 per resident
126K
loans, print + digital
2.9 per resident
830
programs & events
9,451 attended
8,290
library cards
19% 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
2.2 visits · typical 2.6
A little below typical (40th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
2.9 print items · typical 3.7
A little below typical (40th percentile)
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.3
A little below typical (31th percentile)
Cardholders
19% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (13th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
126K loans last year
Books & media (adults)100%Kids’ books & media0%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
830 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$68 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $2.9M.
Local 86%State 11%Gifts & other 3%
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.