Circulation figures include new checkouts as well as renewals. The Chicago Public Library consists of the Harold Washington Library Center, Sulzer and Woodson regional libraries and over 70 neighborhood branches. Many locations experience sporadic emergency closures due to heating or air conditioning issues, or area power outages. Independence Branch closed due to a fire on 10/30/15. Sulzer Regional Library was closed for three weeks in October/November 2016 for major facility repairs. Woodson Regional Library has been closed for major construction since November 2016, and is expected to reopen in late 2017. The Thomas Hughes Children's Library Closed in November 2016 for renovations and is expected to reopen in June 2017.
This dataset has the following 14 columns:
| Column Name | API Column Name | Data Type | Sample Values |
|---|---|---|---|
| LOCATION | location | text | North Austin West Chicago Avenue Rogers Park Jefferson Park Archer Heights view top 100 |
| JANUARY | january | number | 0 2574 52985 5735 1207 view top 100 |
| FEBRUARY | february | number | 0 2519 4561 1423 957 view top 100 |
| MARCH | march | number | 0 1659 2450 2249 5666 view top 100 |
| APRIL | april | number | 0 4335 1614 2732 3074 view top 100 |
| MAY | may | number | 0 1717 1297 917 5838 view top 100 |
| JUNE | june | number | 0 7871 7523 1506 4933 view top 100 |
| JULY | july | number | 10551 0 11790 6601 2652 view top 100 |
| AUGUST | august | number | 0 2274 5149 11462 5246 view top 100 |
| SEPTEMBER | september | number | 0 905 105630 2699 8200 view top 100 |
| OCTOBER | october | number | 0 2854 2331 5007 3858 view top 100 |
| NOVEMBER | november | number | 0 5147 1546 1076 9117 view top 100 |
| DECEMBER | december | number | 0 8 4584 1708 3111 view top 100 |
| YTD | ytd | number | 0 83125 101906 127037 129314 view top 100 |