De Pue’s library logs 1.1 visits per resident, against a typical 3.5 for libraries its size
Selby Township Library District serves 2,159 people in and around De Pue. Last year it lent 1,088 print books and media and logged 2,369 visits.
De Pue’s library, in brief
Selby Township Library District is used less than most libraries its size
Selby Township Library District records 1.1 visits per resident, against a typical 3.5 for libraries serving under 2,500 people. Borrowing is 0.5 print items per resident, against a typical 3.9. It also spends less than most: $30 per resident, against a typical $54. How it compares ↓
A small-town library
Selby Township Library District serves 2,159 residents with about one full-time staff, open about 27 hours a week. It’s compared only with libraries serving under 2,500 people, because per-person numbers always look big in a small town. A year at the library ↓
Few residents carry a card
Only 19% of the people Selby Township Library District serves have a library card, against a typical 54% for its size. How it compares ↓
Selby Township Library District serves more than De Pue
The library’s service area covers 2,159 people in and around De Pue, so its per-resident numbers are measured against that wider population. How it compares ↓
Federal money pays a real share
2% of the budget comes from federal grants, and 78% from local taxes. Nationally, most library money is local. 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; in a town this small, one busy program or a few avid readers move the per-resident numbers.
What’s behind De Pue’s civic life grade
De Pue isn’t graded on civic life: its library’s visits weren’t reported for 2024 and the volunteering estimate doesn’t cover enough of it.
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 →
3 community nonprofits are registered in De Pue
2.0 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 (0 here), since whether a church registers depends on its denomination, not the town.
Below most similar-size libraries on all 6 measures
Per resident, against libraries serving under 2,500 people across the U.S.
Selby Township Library District serves 2,159 people, so it’s measured against U.S. libraries serving under 2,500.
A year at Selby Township Library District
Fiscal year 2024. The library’s own count.
Books and media off the shelf
1,088 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 De Pue’s library in 2024, so there’s no split between adults’ and kids’ borrowing.
Each of the 12K books and other items on the shelves went out about 0.1 time last year, on average.
32 programs a year
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
Selby Township Library District, 101 Depot Street, Depue.
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 De Pue cardholder borrows.
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $66K.
Last year the library lent and hosted about $21K worth of books, e-books, programs and Wi-Fi on a $66K 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 415 cardholders ÷ 12.
Libraries next door
De Pue ranks 2nd of 3 for borrowing per resident. Tap a town to see its library.
| Town | Library | Loans per resident | Hours | Civic life |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leepertown Township | Leepertown Township Public Library fine-free | 0.6 | 15 | — under 1,000 residents |
| De Pue | Selby Township Library District fine-free | 0.5 | 27 | — too few inputs |
| Selby Township | Selby Township Library District fine-free | 0.5 | 27 | D− |
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 De Pue
Does De Pue have a public library?
Yes. Selby Township Library District, 101 Depot Street, serves 2,159 people in and around De Pue (the survey’s count) and is open about 27 hours a week, averaged over the year.
Is Selby Township Library District fine-free?
Yes, no late fees (the library’s 2024 survey report).
How busy is De Pue’s library?
It logged 1.1 visits and lent 0.5 print items per resident in 2024, against a typical 3.5 visits for libraries serving under 2,500 people.
What is De Pue’s civic life grade?
De Pue isn’t graded on civic life: its library’s visits weren’t reported for 2024 and the volunteering estimate doesn’t cover enough of it. How it works.
Book talk
Reading, story times and the library in De Pue.
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.