Library · Aurora
Aurora Public Library District
Aurora’s library is the Aurora Public Library District, a branch of Aurora Public Library District, open about 49 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Aurora’s branch belongs to Aurora Public Library District, which serves 16,940 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Aurora Public Library District
414 2nd Street, Aurora 47001
49 hrsopen a week
9,372sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Aurora Public Library District
21K
visits
1.3 per resident
71K
loans, print + digital
4.2 per resident
586
programs & events
7,697 attended
7,049
library cards
42% 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
1.3 visits · typical 3.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (16th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
3.2 print items · typical 3.9
A little below typical (40th percentile)
Digital borrowing
1.0 e-items · typical 1.1
A little below typical (47th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.1 kids’ items · typical 1.8
A little below typical (34th percentile)
Program attendance
0.5 attendees · typical 0.4
Higher than 53% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
42% of residents
Higher than 53% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
71K loans last year
Books & media (adults)50%Kids’ books & media26%E-books, audio & streaming24%
Who the programs are for
586 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$61 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $1M.
Local 90%State 10%Gifts & other 0%
Locations
Other Aurora Public Library District branches in Aurora
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.