Illinois Public Library Annual Report FY 2024 - 2025


By the Numbers 2024-25

General Information

  • Total annual public service hours: 3,384
  • Total annual visits/attendance in the library: 154,365
  • Total number of registered borrowers as of last day of the fiscal year: 11,429

Programming

  • Total number of Adult Programs: 193
  • Adult Program Attendance: 5,890
  • Total Number of Young Adult Programs: 65
  • Young Adult Program Attendance: 565
  • Total number of Children’s Programs: 572
  • Children’s Program Attendance: 19,543
  • Total number of Library Programs: 830
  • Total Library Program Attendance: 25,998

Materials & Circulation (including renewals)

Total number of materials loaned: 265,538

  • by department:
    • Number of adult materials loaned: 109,711
    • Number of children’s materials loaned: 92,086
  • by media type:
    • Books: 158,930
    • Videos/DVD: 32,407
    • Audios (include music): 9,315
    • Magazines/Periodicals: 2,777
    • Other formats: 6,278
    • Electronic Material (E-book, E-audio): 55,831
  • Number of interlibrary loans loaned to other libraries: 35,209
  • Number of interlibrary loans borrowed from other libraries: 26,908

Reference & Technology

  • Total number of reference questions: 76,958
  • Total number of public use computers in the library: 61
  • Number of in-library users of public Internet computers in a year: 19,055
  • Wireless sessions per year: 175,548
  • Meeting room usage: 242
  • Study room usage: 4,250