Elkville’s library runs 53 programs per 1,000 residents, against a typical 34 for libraries its size
Rick Warren Memorial Public Library District serves 2,797 people in and around Elkville. Last year it lent 5,222 print books and media and logged 4,179 visits.
Elkville’s library, in brief
Few residents carry a card
Only 9% of the people the system serves have a library card, against a typical 42% for its size. How it compares ↓
Programs lean toward adults
89% of the 148 programs last year were for adults: classes, talks, clubs and events. 14 were for children. Kids & programs ↓
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; Rick Warren Memorial Public Library District serves 2,797 people in and around Elkville, and its numbers cover all of them.
What’s behind Elkville’s civic life grade
Elkville 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 →
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.
Rick Warren Memorial Public Library District serves 2,797 people, so it’s measured against U.S. libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000.
Every hour the doors are open, about 3 items go out
Fiscal year 2024, for the whole Rick Warren Memorial Public Library District system. The library’s own count.
Books and media off the shelf
5,222 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 Elkville’s library in 2024, so there’s no split between adults’ and kids’ borrowing.
148 programs a year
Story times, clubs, classes and events, across the whole system, by who they’re for.
Programs last year by age group
Find it
Rick Warren Memorial Public Library District, 114 South Fourth Street, Elkville.
No late fees. Good at every Rick Warren Memorial Public Library District branch.
New in Elkville? 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 $2.25 worth
Set what you’d borrow in a month. It starts at what the average Elkville cardholder borrows.
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $59K.
Last year the library lent and hosted about $132K worth of books, e-books, programs and Wi-Fi on a $59K 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 248 cardholders ÷ 12.
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. Rick Warren Memorial Public Library District serves 2,797 people in and around Elkville, so the yearly numbers cover all of them, not just Elkville.
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 Elkville
Does Elkville have a public library?
Yes. Rick Warren Memorial Public Library District, 114 South Fourth Street, serves 2,797 people in and around Elkville (the survey’s count) and is open about 35 hours a week, averaged over the year.
Is Rick Warren Memorial Public Library District fine-free?
Yes, no late fees (the library’s 2024 survey report).
How busy is Elkville’s library?
It logged 1.5 visits and lent 1.9 print items per resident in 2024, against a typical 3 visits for libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000 people.
What is Elkville’s civic life grade?
Elkville 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 Elkville.
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.