South Fulton Churchhouse · Photo: Jim Roberts · CC BY-SA 4.0Astoria Township’s library lends 2.3 print items per resident, against a typical 3.9 for libraries its size
Astoria Public Library District serves 1,808 people in and around Astoria Township. Last year it lent 4,087 print books and media and logged 4,713 visits.
What stands out about Astoria Public Library District
Read from the library’s own yearly report. The page puts what stands out first.
What’s behind Astoria Township’s civic life grade
On community nonprofits and volunteering, Astoria Township is ahead of 86% of U.S. towns. Astoria Township is graded on two of the three inputs. Both inputs are above most U.S. towns; Astoria 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 →
12 community nonprofits are registered in Astoria Township
10.4 per 1,000 residents, against a U.S. town median of 3.7. The largest group: civic groups, clubs & veterans.
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 (3 here), since whether a church registers depends on its denomination, not the town.
8.0%
8.0% of Astoria 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 Astoria Township’s residents live; 2022.
Ahead of most similar-size libraries on 1 of 6 measures
Per resident, against libraries serving under 2,500 people across the U.S.
Astoria Public Library District serves 1,808 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, for the whole Astoria Public Library District system. The library’s own count.
Books and media off the shelf
4,087 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 Astoria Township’s library in 2024, so there’s no split between adults’ and kids’ borrowing.
88 programs a year
Story times, clubs, classes and events, across the whole system, 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
Astoria Public Library District, 220 West Broadway Street, Astoria.
No late fees. Good at every Astoria Public Library District branch.
New in Astoria Township? The Handbook →Hours are the survey’s yearly average. Check the library’s own site for today’s hours.
For every $1 it spends, the library lends about $1.09 worth
Set what you’d borrow in a month. It starts at what the average Astoria Township cardholder borrows.
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $83K.
Last year the library lent and hosted about $91K worth of books, e-books, programs and Wi-Fi on a $83K 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 270 cardholders ÷ 12.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rushville Township | Rushville Public Library fine-free | 8.5 | 36 | A |
| Vermont Township | Vermont Public Library | 0.7 | 26 | — under 1,000 residents |
| Astoria Township | Astoria Public Library District fine-free | — | 33 | A |
| Woodland Township | None of its own | — | — | — under 1,000 residents |
| Oakland Township | None of its own | — | — | — under 1,000 residents |
| Browning 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.
- System-wide. Astoria Public Library District serves 1,808 people in and around Astoria Township, so the yearly numbers cover all of them, not just Astoria Township.
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 Astoria Township
Does Astoria Township have a public library?
Yes. Astoria Public Library District, 220 West Broadway Street, serves 1,808 people in and around Astoria Township (the survey’s count) and is open about 33 hours a week, averaged over the year.
Is Astoria Public Library District fine-free?
Yes, no late fees (the library’s 2024 survey report).
How busy is Astoria Township’s library?
It logged 2.6 visits and lent 2.3 print items per resident in 2024, against a typical 3.5 visits for libraries serving under 2,500 people.
What is Astoria Township’s civic life grade?
A Astoria Township is ahead of 86% 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 Astoria 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.