Library · Glendale
North Shore Library
Glendale’s library is the North Shore Library, a branch of North Shore Library, open about 54 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Glendale’s branch belongs to North Shore Library, which serves 26,332 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
North Shore Library
6800 N. Port Washington Rd., Glendale 53217
54 hrsopen a week
16,160sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at North Shore Library
87K
visits
3.3 per resident
274K
loans, print + digital
10.4 per resident
407
programs & events
7,745 attended
8,585
library cards
33% 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
3.3 visits · typical 2.6
Higher than 64% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
7.1 print items · typical 3.7
Higher than 78% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
3.3 e-items · typical 1.2
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
3.5 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Higher than 79% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.3
A little below typical (45th percentile)
Cardholders
33% of residents
A little below typical (35th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
274K loans last year
Books & media (adults)35%Kids’ books & media33%E-books, audio & streaming31%
Who the programs are for
407 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$40 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $1M.
Local 94%Federal 0%Gifts & other 6%
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.