Photo: Stevedrone91 · CC BY-SA 4.0Dixon Township’s library lends 7.6 print items per resident, against a typical 3.9 for libraries its size
Dixon Public Library serves 15,274 people in and around Dixon Township. Last year it lent 116K print books and media and logged 23K visits.
Dixon Township’s library, in brief
People borrow more than they stay
Borrowing per resident is higher than at 82% of similar-size libraries, but visits are lower than at 78%. People come in, pick up their books and go. How it compares ↓
Most programs are for young children
76% of the 221 programs last year were for ages 11 and under, including about 1.8 a week for ages 0–5. Kids & programs ↓
Few residents carry a card
Only 14% of the people Dixon Public Library serves have a library card, against a typical 40% for its size. How it compares ↓
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 Dixon Township’s civic life grade
Dixon 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 →
Books and media off the shelf
116K 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 Dixon Township’s library in 2024, so there’s no split between adults’ and kids’ borrowing.
Each of the 72K books and other items on the shelves went out about 1.6 times last year, on average.
Ahead of most similar-size libraries on 1 of 6 measures
Per resident, against libraries serving 10,000 to 25,000 people across the U.S.
Dixon Public Library serves 15,274 people, so it’s measured against U.S. libraries serving 10,000 to 25,000.
Every hour the doors are open, about 42 items go out
Fiscal year 2024. The library’s own count.
About 3 kids’ programs 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
Dixon Public Library, 221 South Hennepin Avenue, Dixon.
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 $3.45 worth
Set what you’d borrow in a month. It starts at what the average Dixon Township cardholder borrows.
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $589K.
Last year the library lent and hosted about $2M worth of books, e-books, programs and Wi-Fi on a $589K 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 2,199 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dixon Township | Dixon Public Library fine-free | 7.6 | 53 | — graded with its twin city |
| Grand Detour Township | None of its own | — | — | — under 1,000 residents |
| South Dixon Township | None of its own | — | — | — under 1,000 residents |
| Palmyra Township | None of its own | — | — | C− |
| Taylor 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 Dixon Township
Does Dixon Township have a public library?
Yes. Dixon Public Library, 221 South Hennepin Avenue, serves 15,274 people in and around Dixon Township (the survey’s count) and is open about 53 hours a week, averaged over the year.
Is Dixon Public Library fine-free?
Yes, no late fees (the library’s 2024 survey report).
How busy is Dixon Township’s library?
It logged 1.5 visits and lent 7.6 print items per resident in 2024, against a typical 3.1 visits for libraries serving 10,000 to 25,000 people.
What is Dixon Township’s civic life grade?
Dixon 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 Dixon 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.