Library Profile

Here are July 2010- June 2011 statistics about Warren-Newport Public Library District and its services:

• Circulation: 1,384,336 items
• District Cardholders: 38,818  patrons
• District Population: 66,690 people
• Library Visitors: 404,349 patrons
• Collection Size: 282,836 items
• Reference Questions: 77,755 questions
• Programs: 385 events
• Program Attendance: 10,523 patrons
• Outreach Visits: 1,642 visits
• Bookmobile Visitors: 18,250 visitors
• Bookmobile Checkouts: 97,186 items
• Meeting Room Uses: 478 meetings
• Building Size: 58,500 sq. ft.
• Staff: 100 (FTE: 60.94 FTE)
• Volunteer Hours: 3,995 hours
• FY11-12 Budget: $10.4 million
• Year established: 1973
• Library System: Reaching Across Illinois Library System (RAILS)

The Warren-Newport Public Library District, founded in 1973, serves a population of approximately 60,000 within a 55-square mile area that covers all or most of Warren and Newport Townships, including Gurnee, Wadsworth, Park City, Wildwood, Grandwood Park, Old Mill Creek, and portions of Grayslake, Millburn, Lake Villa, Libertyville and Waukegan.