Library · Joliet
Joliet Public Library
Joliet’s library is the Joliet Public Library, a branch of Joliet Public Library, open about 32 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Joliet’s branch belongs to Joliet Public Library, which serves 2,538 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Joliet Public Library
211 E Front Street, Joliet 59041
32 hrsopen a week
1,552sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Joliet Public Library
4,160
visits
1.6 per resident
8,627
loans, print + digital
3.4 per resident
21
programs & events
173 attended
1,146
library cards
45% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000 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
1.6 visits · typical 3.0
A little below typical (25th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.9 print items · typical 3.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (22th percentile)
Digital borrowing
1.5 e-items · typical 1.0
Higher than 66% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
0.7 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (23th percentile)
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.5
Lower than most similar-size libraries (8th percentile)
Cardholders
45% of residents
Higher than 54% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
8,627 loans last year
Books & media (adults)36%Kids’ books & media20%E-books, audio & streaming44%
Who the programs are for
21 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$31 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $79K.
Local 93%State 7%
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.