Village Library
The Downers Grove Public Library serves the information needs of the 47,833 residents of Downers Grove, Illinois. With almost 30,000 residents as library cardholders, our community really uses the library. In fact, last year, Downers Grove residents checked out an average of 20 items per person! Here are some significant numbers from the 2013 fiscal year:
| Circulation | 969,191 |
| Number of visitors | 499,820 |
| Computer user sessions | 108,962 |
| Collection size | 295,026 |
| Reference questions answered | 70,753 |
| New library patrons registered | 2,251 |
| Summer Reading Club participants Children: Teen: Adult: |
2,279 100 444 |
| Attendance at library programs | 31,177 |
| Community meetings | 5,019 |
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Don't join the book burners. Don't think you're going to conceal faults by concealing evidence that they ever existed. Don't be afraid to go in your library and read every book.
Dwight D. Eisenhower - US general & Republican politician (1890 - 1969)
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