Facts and Figures
about Skokie Public Library
| Circulation statistics |
| Collection size |
| Building size |
Circulation Statistics |
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Fiscal year |
Number of registered borrowers | Number of items circulated | Number of reference transactions |
| 1930 | 64 | no record | no record |
| 1938 | 2,507 | 15,567 | no record |
| 1941 | 2,037 | 17,249 | no record |
| 1952 | 4,727 | 46,370 | no record |
| 1960 | 25,308 | 285,392 | no record |
| 1969-1970 | 37,307 | 518,465 | 35,133 |
| 1979-1980 | 26,062 | 513,916 | 111,035 |
| 1989-1990 | 35,171 | 823,069 | 188,874 |
| 1999-2000 | 34,665 | 1,183,020 | 262,050 |
| 2001-2002 | 40,065 | 1,285,638 | 263,310 |
| 2002-2003 | 39,069 | 1,343,707 | 251,617 |
| 2003-2004 | 43,339 | 1,574,244 | 288,975 |
| 2004-2005 | 36,626 | 1,660,761 | 270,258 |
| 2005-2006 | 38,997 | 1,675,008 | 248,924 |
| 2006-2007 | 37,475 | 1,677,550 | 233,065 |
| 2007-2008 | 37,475 | 1,624,757 | 231,936 |
| 2008-2009 | 39,062 | 1,731,452 | 251,951 |
Collection Size
as of April 30, 2009
| Number of items in Adult collection | 350,980 |
| Nonfiction | 176,548 |
| Fiction | 98,467 |
| Audio-visual materials | 57,043 |
| Other | 18,922 |
Number of items in Youth collection |
150,245 |
| Nonfiction | 52,306 |
| Fiction | 64,221 |
| Audio-visual materials | 20,711 |
| Other | 13,007 |
Total number of items in Library collection |
501,225 |
Building Size
| Actual building area in square feet | |
| Basement | 9,021 |
| First floor | 63,208 |
| Second floor | 37,376 |
| Third floor | 23,585 |
| Total actual area in square feet | 133,190 |