Circulation figures include new checkouts as well as renewals. In January all branch locations were closed on Monday, January 9, Monday, January 23 and Monday, January 30. Beginning in February, all branch locations restored partial Monday hours, from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. On June 18, all branch locations restored full Monday hours. Edgewater closed 6/16/11 for construction of a new branch scheduled to open in mid-2013. The library’s bookmobile opened 6/24/11 for Edgewater holds pickup and returns. Douglass closed for 10 days in February for roof repairs. Humboldt Park closed 3/26/12 for facility improvements and expansion. Lincoln Park closed for four days in August for replacement of the air conditioning system. Many locations experienced sporadic closures in summer 2012 due to air conditioning issues and area power outages. Albany Park closed 9/22/12 for construction of a new branch and will remain closed until 2014. Brighton Park, Jefferson Park and Portage Cragin were closed 11/26/12-12/7/12 for replacement of their HVAC systems.
This dataset has the following 17 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 |
| ADDRESS | address | text | 2708 S. Pulaski Road 731 E. 63rd Street 4300 W. North Avenue 1000 East 73rd Street 6423 W. 63rd Place view top 100 |
| CITY | city | text | CHICAGO view top 100 |
| ZIP | zip | text | 60617 60609 60634 60643 60632 view top 100 |
| JANUARY | january | number | 10819 3504 1434 12495 4751 view top 100 |
| FEBRUARY | february | number | 8156 8532 76069 6133 12977 view top 100 |
| MARCH | march | number | 14014 1960 3080 6639 7970 view top 100 |
| APRIL | april | number | 87689 1415 3299 15642 144361 view top 100 |
| MAY | may | number | 3984 1787 74591 1335 11485 view top 100 |
| JUNE | june | number | 8051 8549 661 1708 4298 view top 100 |
| JULY | july | number | 1513 2347 55932 143092 2329 view top 100 |
| AUGUST | august | number | 6123 7886 6381 10160 6523 view top 100 |
| SEPTEMBER | september | number | 3832 939 15233 14050 3261 view top 100 |
| OCTOBER | october | number | 2847 3984 14362 4835 74 view top 100 |
| NOVEMBER | november | number | 11320 7284 13923 4198 5856 view top 100 |
| DECEMBER | december | number | 3692 5678 1863 31863 1068 view top 100 |
| YTD | ytd | number | 44724 15947 83297 127502 69717 view top 100 |