Arispie Township’s library runs 74 programs per 1,000 residents, against a typical 60 for libraries its size
Tiskilwa Public Library serves Arispie Township’s 1,358 residents. Last year it lent 4,615 print books and media and logged 4,817 visits.
What stands out about Arispie Township’s library
Read from the library’s own yearly report. The page puts what stands out first.
What’s behind Arispie Township’s civic life grade
Arispie Township isn’t graded on civic life: TownRatings grades towns of 1,000 residents or more.
Civic life counts registered nonprofits, library visits and online volunteering groups, so it can miss civic life that runs through congregations, mutual aid or neighbors looking out for each other.
Library visits: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024. Nonprofits: IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File, October 2026. Volunteering: Social Capital Atlas (Opportunity Insights), from data by Meta Platforms, Inc.; Chetty et al., Nature 2022. How TownRatings grades civic life →
Ahead of most similar-size libraries on 5 of 6 measures
Per resident, against libraries serving under 2,500 people across the U.S.
Tiskilwa Public Library serves 1,358 people, so it’s measured against U.S. libraries serving under 2,500.
Every hour the doors are open, about 2 items go out
Fiscal year 2024. The library’s own count.
Books and media off the shelf
4,615 print loans last year. The library didn’t report its e-book and e-audiobook loans.
The survey has no count of children’s loans for Arispie Township’s library in 2024, so there’s no split between adults’ and kids’ borrowing.
Each of the 14K books and other items on the shelves went out about 0.3 time last year, on average.
About 1 kids’ program a week
Story times, clubs, classes and events, by who they’re for.
Programs last year by age group
story times and programs a week for ages 0–5, on average.
Find it
Tiskilwa Public Library, 119 East Main Street, Tiskilwa.
Hours are the survey’s yearly average. Check the library’s own site for today’s hours.
What a library card is worth
Set what you’d borrow in a month. It starts at what the average Arispie Township cardholder borrows.
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $111K.
Last year the library lent and hosted about $103K worth of books, e-books, programs and Wi-Fi on a $111K budget.
Fine-free. No late fees on books returned late.
Retail prices are typical, rounded down: a new book $17, a kids’ book $12, an e-book or e-audiobook $15, a movie rental $4, a class or program $10, a computer or Wi-Fi session $3. The average cardholder’s month = the library’s yearly loans, attendance and Wi-Fi sessions ÷ its 755 cardholders ÷ 12.
Libraries next door
Arispie Township ranks 2nd of 3 for borrowing per resident. Tap a town to see its library.
| Town | Library | Loans per resident | Hours | Civic life |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Princeton Township | Princeton Public Library fine-free | 6.4 | 53 | — graded with its twin city |
| Arispie Township | Tiskilwa Public Library fine-free | 3.4 | 37 | — under 1,000 residents |
| Leepertown Township | Leepertown Township Public Library fine-free | 0.6 | 15 | — under 1,000 residents |
| Indiantown Township | None of its own | — | — | — under 1,000 residents |
| Wheatland Township | None of its own | — | — | — under 1,000 residents |
Loans = print + digital items borrowed in the library’s fiscal year, per person it serves. — = no library of its own, a county or regional system (its numbers cover many towns), or no report. Civic life: — = not graded (unincorporated places, whose nonprofits can’t be placed by mailing address, or towns with fewer than two of the three inputs).
What this data can and can’t tell you
From the Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024.
- Digital loans not reported. Illinois libraries often don’t report e-book loans, so borrowing here is print only.
Hours are the survey’s yearly average; libraries are compared with others serving about as many people. How TownRatings uses library figures →
Questions about the library and civic life in Arispie Township
Does Arispie Township have a public library?
Yes. Tiskilwa Public Library, 119 East Main Street, serves Arispie Township’s 1,358 residents (the survey’s count) and is open about 37 hours a week, averaged over the year.
Is Tiskilwa Public Library fine-free?
Yes, no late fees (the library’s 2024 survey report).
How busy is Arispie Township’s library?
It logged 3.5 visits and lent 3.4 print items per resident in 2024, against a typical 3.5 visits for libraries serving under 2,500 people.
What is Arispie Township’s civic life grade?
Arispie Township isn’t graded on civic life: TownRatings grades towns of 1,000 residents or more. How it works.
Book talk
Reading, story times and the library in Arispie Township.
Libraries: Institute of Museum and Library Services, Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024. Each library reports its own numbers. Distances are straight-line from the town center. “What your card is worth” uses typical retail prices and is an estimate, not an official figure.