East Eldorado Township’s library runs 6 programs per 1,000 residents, against a typical 34 for libraries its size
Eldorado Memorial Public Library District serves 6,643 people in and around East Eldorado Township. Last year it lent 18K print books and media and logged 19K visits.
East Eldorado Township’s library, in brief
Below typical on every measure
Against libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000 people, Eldorado Memorial Public Library District sits below the middle on all five per-resident measures we compare, and in the bottom 30% on three. How it compares ↓
Few programs for a library this size
Eldorado Memorial Public Library District offered 40 programs last year, 6 per 1,000 residents against a typical 34. Kids & programs ↓
Few residents carry a card
Only 15% of the people the system serves have a library card, against a typical 42% 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; Eldorado Memorial Public Library District serves 6,643 people in and around East Eldorado Township, and its numbers cover all of them.
What’s behind East Eldorado Township’s civic life grade
On community nonprofits and volunteering, East Eldorado Township is ahead of 22% of U.S. towns, #575 of 754 in Illinois. East Eldorado Township is graded on two of the three inputs. Both inputs sit below most U.S. towns; the share of younger adults in volunteering groups comes closest to the middle.
Most U.S. towns with similar household incomes ($38K–$64K) score higher, so income alone doesn’t account for 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 →
15 community nonprofits are registered in East Eldorado Township
2.8 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 (8 here), since whether a church registers depends on its denomination, not the town. 1 more name a national or statewide reach and are left out.
6.4%
6.4% of East Eldorado 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 East Eldorado Township’s residents live; 2022.
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.
Eldorado Memorial Public Library District serves 6,643 people, so it’s measured against U.S. libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000.
Every hour the doors are open, about 7 items go out
Fiscal year 2024, for the whole Eldorado Memorial Public Library District system. The library’s own count.
Books and media off the shelf
18K 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 East Eldorado Township’s library in 2024, so there’s no split between adults’ and kids’ borrowing.
40 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
Eldorado Memorial Public Library District, 1001 Grant Street, Eldorado.
Good at every Eldorado Memorial Public Library District branch.
New in East Eldorado Township? The Handbook →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 East Eldorado Township cardholder borrows.
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $313K.
Last year the library lent and hosted about $310K worth of books, e-books, programs and Wi-Fi on a $313K 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 1,010 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Eldorado Township | Eldorado Memorial Public Library District | — | 52 | C− |
| Rector Township | None of its own | — | — | — under 1,000 residents |
| Cottage Township | None of its own | — | — | — under 1,000 residents |
| Raleigh Township | None of its own | — | — | D |
| North Fork Township | None of its own | — | — | — under 1,000 residents |
| Equality 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. Eldorado Memorial Public Library District serves 6,643 people in and around East Eldorado Township, so the yearly numbers cover all of them, not just East Eldorado 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 East Eldorado Township
Does East Eldorado Township have a public library?
Yes. Eldorado Memorial Public Library District, 1001 Grant Street, serves 6,643 people in and around East Eldorado Township (the survey’s count) and is open about 52 hours a week, averaged over the year.
Is Eldorado Memorial Public Library District fine-free?
It charges late fines on some overdue items (the library’s 2024 survey report).
How busy is East Eldorado Township’s library?
It logged 2.8 visits and lent 2.7 print items per resident in 2024, against a typical 3 visits for libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000 people.
What is East Eldorado Township’s civic life grade?
C− East Eldorado Township is ahead of 22% of U.S. towns on civic life, #575 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 East Eldorado 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.