Library · Girard
Girard Township Library
Girard Township Library serves Girard’s 2,141 residents. Last year it logged 18,225 visits, about 8.5 for every resident, and lent 5,967 books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
Girard Township Library
201 West Madison Street, Girard 62640
29 hrsopen a week
3,600sq ft
20Kbooks & media
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
#37
#37 of 621 IL libraries for visits per residentAmong every public library system in Illinois that reported visits
Fiscal year 2024
A year at the library
18K
visits
8.5 per resident
5,967
loans, print + digital
2.8 per resident
0
programs & events
0 attended
180
library cards
8% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving under 2,500 people
Per-resident numbers, compared only with libraries of a similar size across the country, because a tiny town’s library always looks busier per person.
Visits per resident
8.5 visits · typical 3.5
Higher than 86% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
2.6 print items · typical 3.9
A little below typical (34th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.2 e-items · typical 1.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (24th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.2 kids’ items · typical 1.4
Lower than most similar-size libraries (9th percentile)
Program attendance
0.0 attendees · typical 0.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (0th percentile)
Cardholders
8% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (2th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
5,967 loans last year
Books & media (adults)88%Kids’ books & media6%E-books, audio & streaming6%
Money
Who pays for it
$18 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $39K.
Local 64%State 6%Gifts & other 31%
About these numbers
How to read this page
Hours are an averageThe survey reports a building’s public hours for the whole year. We divide by the weeks it was open, so check the library’s own site for today’s hours.
Compared by size“Similar-size” means libraries serving about as many people, nationwide. Per-resident numbers always flatter the smallest towns, so they’re never compared with big cities.
One year, the library’s own countLibraries report their own visits, loans and programs for fiscal year 2024. A library that didn’t respond keeps its address and hours here, with no numbers.
Source: Institute of Museum and Library Services, Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024. Distances are straight-line from the town center.