Central Township’s library lends 5.2 print items per resident, against a typical 3.8 for libraries its size
Greenville Public Library serves 7,083 people in and around Central Township. Last year it lent 37K print books and media and logged 18K visits.
The short version on Central Township’s library
Most programs are for young children
78% of the 96 programs last year were for ages 11 and under, including 50 for ages 0–5. Kids & programs ↓
The library is a National Register landmark
Greenville Public Library has been on the National Register of Historic Places since 1995. Today’s library there has 5,000 square feet. The building ↓
Few residents carry a card
Only 11% of the people Greenville Public Library serves have a library card, against a typical 42% for its size. How it compares ↓
Gifts and endowments pay a real share
25% of the library’s income comes from gifts, endowments, fees and other sources, not taxes. Local taxes cover 60%. What your card is worth ↓
This summary is written from the numbers on this page. Numbers are the library’s own report to the Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024.
What’s behind Central Township’s civic life grade
On community nonprofits and volunteering, Central Township is ahead of 96% of U.S. towns, #16 of 754 in Illinois. Central Township is graded on two of the three inputs. Both inputs are above most U.S. towns; the share of younger adults in volunteering groups 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 →
44 community nonprofits are registered in Central Township
5.4 per 1,000 residents, against a U.S. town median of 3.7. The largest group: human services.
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 (15 here), since whether a church registers depends on its denomination, not the town. 4 more name a national or statewide reach and are left out.
20.3%
20.3% of Central 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 Central Township’s residents live; 2022.
A National Register landmark since 1995
Greenville Public Library, 414 West Main Street, Greenville.
Hours are the survey’s yearly average. Check the library’s own site for today’s hours.
Greenville Public Library
Greenville Public Library was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Aug 4, 1995. It is significant for its social history and education at the local level. Its architecture is described as Classical Revival. It was listed as part of Illinois Carnegie Libraries MPS.
The Greenville Public Library is located in the Bond County, Illinois city of Greenville. It was built in 1905 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.
More about the building →Ahead of most similar-size libraries on 1 of 6 measures
Per resident, against libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000 people across the U.S.
Greenville Public Library serves 7,083 people, so it’s measured against U.S. libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000.
Every hour the doors are open, about 15 items go out
Fiscal year 2024. The library’s own count.
Books and media off the shelf
37K 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 Central Township’s library in 2024, so there’s no split between adults’ and kids’ borrowing.
Each of the 34K books and other items on the shelves went out about 1.1 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.
For every $1 it spends, the library lends about $3.34 worth
Set what you’d borrow in a month. It starts at what the average Central Township cardholder borrows.
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $191K.
Last year the library lent and hosted about $637K worth of books, e-books, programs and Wi-Fi on a $191K budget.
Late fines apply to some overdue items.
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 781 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Township | Greenville Public Library | 5.2 | 46 | A+ |
| Old Ripley Township | None of its own | — | — | — under 1,000 residents |
| Lagrange Township | None of its own | — | — | B− |
| Pleasant Mound Township | None of its own | — | — | — under 1,000 residents |
| Mills 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 Central Township
Does Central Township have a public library?
Yes. Greenville Public Library, 414 West Main Street, serves 7,083 people in and around Central Township (the survey’s count) and is open about 46 hours a week, averaged over the year.
Is Greenville Public Library fine-free?
It charges late fines on some overdue items (the library’s 2024 survey report).
How busy is Central Township’s library?
It logged 2.5 visits and lent 5.2 print items per resident in 2024, against a typical 3 visits for libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000 people.
What is Central Township’s civic life grade?
A+ Central Township is ahead of 96% of U.S. towns on civic life, #16 of 754 in Illinois. 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 Central 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. Building history: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places; photo via Wikimedia Commons. “What your card is worth” uses typical retail prices and is an estimate, not an official figure.