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Lisle Free Library
Lisle Free Library serves Lisle’s 2,691 residents. Last year it logged 3,304 visits, about 1.2 for every resident, and lent 3,876 books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
Lisle Free Library
8998 Main Street, Lisle 13797
38 hrsopen a week
3,140sq ft
12Kbooks & media
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Auto-renews loansBooks renew on their own if no one’s waiting
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
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Fiscal year 2024
A year at the library
3,304
visits
1.2 per resident
3,876
loans, print + digital
1.4 per resident
21
programs & events
264 attended
252
library cards
9% 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
1.2 visits · typical 3.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (17th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.3 print items · typical 3.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (15th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.1 e-items · typical 1.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (11th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.4 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (14th percentile)
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.5
Lower than most similar-size libraries (11th percentile)
Cardholders
9% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (3th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
3,876 loans last year
Books & media (adults)64%Kids’ books & media29%E-books, audio & streaming7%
Who the programs are for
21 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$37 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $99K.
Local 58%State 1%Gifts & other 41%
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.