Airtight Bridge · Photo: Nyttend · Public domainAshmore Township has no public library of its own; the nearest is Kansas Community Memorial Library in Kansas, 5.8 miles away
Ashmore Township doesn’t have a public library of its own. The closest is Kansas Community Memorial Library in Kansas, 5.8 miles away. Many small-town libraries give cards to neighbors, sometimes for a yearly fee, so call ahead.
BCivic lifeAhead of 55% of U.S. towns. Nonprofits and volunteering.Getting a library card from Ashmore Township
Ashmore Township borrows from the libraries next door
Ashmore Township has no public library of its own, but two libraries are within 10 miles, the closest being Kansas Community Memorial Library in Kansas (5.8 miles). Many small-town libraries give cards to people from neighboring towns, sometimes for a yearly fee, so call ahead. Nearest libraries ↓
Ashmore Township isn’t the only town nearby without one
Morgan Township, East Oakland Township and Hutton Township don’t have a public library of their own either. Among the towns next door, Charleston Township (Charleston Carnegie Public Library) and Kansas Township (Kansas Community Memorial Library) do. Libraries next door ↓
The closest isn’t the one open longest
Kansas Community Memorial Library is nearest, open about 25 hours a week. Charleston Carnegie Public Library, 7.4 miles away, is open about 48 hours a week, so it may be easier to fit in. Nearest libraries ↓
Most nearby libraries are fine-free
Three of the four closest libraries don’t charge late fines. Nearest libraries ↓
This summary is written from the numbers on this page. Distances are straight-line from the town center.
What’s behind Ashmore Township’s civic life grade
On community nonprofits and volunteering, Ashmore Township is ahead of 55% of U.S. towns. Ashmore Township is graded on two of the three inputs. Both inputs are above most U.S. towns; Ashmore Township’s count of community nonprofits ranks highest.
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 →
5 community nonprofits are registered in Ashmore Township
4.0 per 1,000 residents, against a U.S. town median of 3.7. The largest group: arts & culture.
Community nonprofits, by kind
Counted from the IRS list of tax-exempt organizations by mailing address (fractions where a ZIP code spans towns). Congregations are counted apart (2 here), since whether a church registers depends on its denomination, not the town.
7.8%
7.8% of Ashmore Township’s Facebook users aged 25–44 belong to a volunteering or activism group, against 8.1% in the typical Illinois town and 7.5% nationally.
Volunteering: Social Capital Atlas (Opportunity Insights), from data by Meta Platforms, Inc.; Chetty et al., Nature 2022. ZIP-code figures, weighted by where Ashmore Township’s residents live; 2022.
The closest is 5.8 miles away
Closest first, measured from the center of Ashmore Township. Each one’s hours, and whether it charges late fines.
Libraries next door
Who has a library of their own, and how much each town borrows. Tap a town to see its library.
| Town | Library | Loans per resident | Hours | Civic life |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas Township | Kansas Community Memorial Library | 5.6 | 25 | — graded with its twin city |
| Charleston Township | Charleston Carnegie Public Library fine-free | 3.8 | 48 | — graded with its twin city |
| Morgan Township | None of its own | — | — | — under 1,000 residents |
| East Oakland Township | None of its own | — | — | B |
| Hutton Township | None of its own | — | — | — under 1,000 residents |
| Westfield 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.
- The library’s own count. Libraries report their own visits, loans and programs. A library that didn’t respond keeps its address and hours here, with no numbers.
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 Ashmore Township
Does Ashmore Township have a public library?
No. The closest is Kansas Community Memorial Library in Kansas, 5.8 miles from the town center. Many libraries give cards to people from neighboring towns, sometimes for a yearly fee, so call ahead.
What is Ashmore Township’s civic life grade?
B Ashmore Township is ahead of 55% of U.S. towns on civic life. The grade combines library visits per resident, community nonprofits per 1,000 residents and the share of adults 25–44 in volunteering groups. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
Book talk
Reading, story times and the library in Ashmore 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.