Hopkins Park’s library runs 272 programs per 1,000 residents, against a typical 60 for libraries its size
Pembroke Public Library District serves 1,843 people in and around Hopkins Park. Last year it lent 6,315 print books and media and logged 4,781 visits.
The short version on Hopkins Park’s library
More library cards than residents
3,345 cards for 1,843 people. Cards held by people from outside the service area count too, so the total can pass the population. At the typical library serving under 2,500 people, it’s 54%. How it compares ↓
Five times the programs of a typical library its size
Pembroke Public Library District ran 502 programs last year, about 10 a week. That’s 272 per 1,000 residents, against a typical 60. Kids & programs ↓
Pembroke Public Library District serves more than Hopkins Park
The library’s service area covers 1,843 people in and around Hopkins Park, so its per-resident numbers are measured against that wider population. How it compares ↓
This summary is written from the numbers on this page. Numbers are the library’s own report to the Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024; in a town this small, one busy program or a few avid readers move the per-resident numbers.
What’s behind Hopkins Park’s civic life grade
Hopkins Park isn’t graded on civic life: TownRatings grades towns of 1,000 residents or more.
Civic life counts registered nonprofits, library visits and online volunteering groups, so it can miss civic life that runs through congregations, mutual aid or neighbors looking out for each other.
Library visits: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024. Nonprofits: IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File, October 2026. Volunteering: Social Capital Atlas (Opportunity Insights), from data by Meta Platforms, Inc.; Chetty et al., Nature 2022. How TownRatings grades civic life →
About 2 kids’ programs a week
Story times, clubs, classes and events, by who they’re for.
Programs last year by age group
story times and programs a week for ages 0–5, on average.
Ahead of most similar-size libraries on 4 of 6 measures
Per resident, against libraries serving under 2,500 people across the U.S.
Pembroke Public Library District serves 1,843 people, so it’s measured against U.S. libraries serving under 2,500.
Every hour the doors are open, about 3 items go out
Fiscal year 2024. The library’s own count.
Books and media off the shelf
6,315 print loans last year. The library didn’t report its e-book and e-audiobook loans.
The survey has no count of children’s loans for Hopkins Park’s library in 2024, so there’s no split between adults’ and kids’ borrowing.
Each of the 8,740 books and other items on the shelves went out about 0.7 time last year, on average.
Find it
Pembroke Public Library District, 13130 East Central Street, Pembroke Township.
Hours are the survey’s yearly average. Check the library’s own site for today’s hours.
What a library card is worth
Set what you’d borrow in a month. It starts at what the average Hopkins Park cardholder borrows.
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $140K.
Last year the library lent and hosted about $133K worth of books, e-books, programs and Wi-Fi on a $140K budget.
Late fines apply to some overdue items.
Retail prices are typical, rounded down: a new book $17, a kids’ book $12, an e-book or e-audiobook $15, a movie rental $4, a class or program $10, a computer or Wi-Fi session $3. The average cardholder’s month = the library’s yearly loans, attendance and Wi-Fi sessions ÷ its 3,345 cardholders ÷ 12.
What this data can and can’t tell you
From the Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024.
- Digital loans not reported. Illinois libraries often don’t report e-book loans, so borrowing here is print only.
Hours are the survey’s yearly average; libraries are compared with others serving about as many people. How TownRatings uses library figures →
Questions about the library and civic life in Hopkins Park
Does Hopkins Park have a public library?
Yes. Pembroke Public Library District, 13130 East Central Street, serves 1,843 people in and around Hopkins Park (the survey’s count) and is open about 38 hours a week, averaged over the year.
Is Pembroke Public Library District fine-free?
It charges late fines on some overdue items (the library’s 2024 survey report).
How busy is Hopkins Park’s library?
It logged 2.6 visits and lent 3.4 print items per resident in 2024, against a typical 3.5 visits for libraries serving under 2,500 people.
What is Hopkins Park’s civic life grade?
Hopkins Park isn’t graded on civic life: TownRatings grades towns of 1,000 residents or more. How it works.
Book talk
Reading, story times and the library in Hopkins Park.
Libraries: Institute of Museum and Library Services, Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024. Each library reports its own numbers. Distances are straight-line from the town center. “What your card is worth” uses typical retail prices and is an estimate, not an official figure.