Elwood Public Library
Elwood’s library is the Elwood Public Library, a branch of Elwood Public Library, which serves 13,548 people and lent 76K items last year.
What stands out about Elwood Public Library
Read from the library’s own yearly report. The page puts what stands out first.
About 3 kids’ programs a week
Story times, clubs, classes and events, across the whole system, by who they’re for.
Programs last year by age group
story times and programs a week for ages 0–5, on average.
59% of borrowing is digital
76K loans last year: print, kids’ and digital.
44,508 e-books, e-audiobooks and streams last year. Borrow from home with your card, plus research databases: courses, journals, genealogy and more.
What a library card is worth
Set what you’d borrow in a month. It starts at what the average Elwood cardholder borrows.
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $1.8M.
Last year the library lent and hosted about $1.4M worth of books, e-books, programs and Wi-Fi on a $1.8M budget.
Fine-free. No late fees on books returned late.
Retail prices are typical, rounded down: a new book $17, a kids’ book $12, an e-book or e-audiobook $15, a movie rental $4, a class or program $10, a computer or Wi-Fi session $3. The average cardholder’s month = the library’s yearly loans, attendance and Wi-Fi sessions ÷ its 9,977 cardholders ÷ 12.
Ahead of most similar-size libraries on 5 of 8 measures
Per resident, against libraries serving 10,000 to 25,000 people across the U.S. A tiny town’s library always looks busier per person, so it’s only compared with its own size.
Elwood Public Library serves 13,548 people, so it’s measured against U.S. libraries serving 10,000 to 25,000.
Every hour the doors are open, about 24 items go out
Fiscal year 2024, for the whole Elwood Public Library system. The library’s own count.
Find it
Elwood Public Library, 1929 Jericho Turnpike, Elwood.
No late fees. E-books and audiobooks from home. Loans renew on their own if no one’s waiting. Research databases: courses, journals, genealogy. Good at every Elwood Public Library branch.
New in Elwood? The Handbook →Hours are the survey’s yearly average. Check the library’s own site for today’s hours.
Libraries next door
Who has a library of their own, and how much each town borrows. Tap a town to see its library.
| Town | Library | Loans per resident | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elwood | Elwood Public Library fine-free | — | 61 |
| Greenlawn | Harborfields Public Library fine-free | — | 62 |
| Dix Hills | Dix Hills fine-free | — | 65 |
| Commack | Commack Public Library fine-free | — | 67 |
| South Huntington | South Huntington Public Library fine-free | — | 68 |
| Huntington Station | Huntington Public Library-Station Branch fine-free | — | 72 |
Loans = print + digital items borrowed in the library’s fiscal year, per person it serves. — = no library of its own, a county or regional system (its numbers cover many towns), or no report.
About these numbers
From the Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024.
- Hours are an average. The 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.
- The library’s own count. Libraries report their own visits, loans and programs. A library that didn’t respond keeps its address and hours here, with no numbers.
- System-wide. Elwood Public Library is one branch of Elwood Public Library, so the yearly numbers cover every branch and all 13,548 people it serves.
Book talk
Reading, story times and the library in Elwood.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Libraries: Institute of Museum and Library Services, Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024. Each library reports its own numbers. Distances are straight-line from the town center. “What your card is worth” uses typical retail prices and is an estimate, not an official figure.