
About the Library
Fast Facts
• Recipient of the 2009 National Medal
for Museum and Library Services
• Recipient of the 2010 Elgin Hispanic Network
Organization of the Year
• 20 awards received (international, national, state, and local)
Buildings
• Main Library opened in October 2003 - 153,826 sq ft
• Take a Virtual Tour of the Main Library
• Third largest public library building in Illinois,
after Chicago and Schaumburg
• Rakow Branch opened in August 2009 - 10,598 sq ft.
• Take a Virtual Tour of the Rakow Branch
• Rakow achieved LEED Gold status
• South Elgin Branch opened in July 2016 - 4,275 sq ft.
District Statistics
• Serve 144,597 residents in Elgin, South Elgin and portions
of Hoffman Estates, Streamwood and Bartlett
• Serve the 5th largest library population
after the cities of Chicago, Aurora, Rockford and Joliet
• 99,637 (68.9%) of residents are cardholders
• Largest library district in the State of Illinois for population served
• 1,003,210 visitors
• Over 2,302,410 items loaned
• 334,084 books + 197, 806 = 531, 893 items in collections
(includes e-items)
• Over 1600 library programs attended by 66,000 people
5 year comparison
2007-2008 | 2012-2013 | Percentage | |
Circulation | 1,505,798 | 2,302,410 | 52.9% |
Programs | 1163 | 1941 | 66.9% |
Attendance | 54,971 | 65,324 | 18.8% |
Visitors | 793,226 | 1,003,210 | 26.5% |
Service |
123,507 | 144,597 | 17% |