Illinois Public Library Annual Report FY 2023 - 2024


2024 BPL by the numbers

General Information

  • Total annual public service hours: 3,407
  • Total annual visits/attendance in the library: 148,277
  • Total number of registered borrowers as of last day of the fiscal year: 12,714

Programming

  • Total number of Adult Programs: 264
  • Adult Program Attendance: 3,937
  • Total Number of Young Adult Programs: 81
  • Young Adult Program Attendance: 667
  • Total number of Children’s Programs: 556
  • Children’s Program Attendance: 16,864
  • Total number of Library Programs: 901
  • Total Library Program Attendance: 26,467

Materials & Circulation (including renewals)

Total number of materials loaned: 272,907

  • by department:
    • Number of adult materials loaned: 162,994
    • Number of children’s materials loaned: 98,246
  • by media type:
    • Books: 164,659
    • Videos/DVD: 36,246
    • Audios (include music): 10,821
    • Magazines/Periodicals: 3,041
    • Other formats: 7,010
    • Electronic Material (E-book, E-audio): 51,130
  • Number of interlibrary loans loaned to other libraries: 35,819
  • Number of interlibrary loans borrowed from other libraries: 28,741

Reference & Technology

  • Total number of reference questions: 44,261
  • Total number of public use computers in the library: 60
  • Number of in-library users of public Internet computers in a year: 18,797
  • Wireless sessions per year: 164,236
  • Meeting room usage: 292
  • Study room usage: 3,647