Enfield Township’s library is a branch of Norris City Memorial Public Library District, which lends less per resident than 54% of systems its size
Enfield Township’s library is the Enfield Reading Center, a branch of Norris City Memorial Public Library District, which serves 4,454 people and lent 16K items last year.
Enfield Township’s library, in brief
Below typical on every measure
Against libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000 people, the Norris City Memorial Public Library District system 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
The Norris City Memorial Public Library District system offered 25 programs last year, 5.6 per 1,000 residents against a typical 34. Kids & programs ↓
Few residents carry a card
Only 11% 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; Enfield Township’s library is a branch of Norris City Memorial Public Library District, so they cover the whole system (4,454 people), not just the Enfield Township branch.
What’s behind Enfield Township’s civic life grade
On community nonprofits and volunteering, Enfield Township is ahead of 75% of U.S. towns. Enfield Township is graded on two of the three inputs. The share of younger adults in volunteering groups holds the grade up; Enfield Township’s count of community nonprofits pulls it down.
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 Enfield Township
3.1 per 1,000 residents, against a U.S. town median of 3.7. The largest group: education.
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.
15.3%
15.3% of Enfield 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 Enfield Township’s residents live; 2022.
Below most similar-size libraries on all 6 measures
Per resident, against libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000 people across the U.S.
Norris City Memorial Public Library District serves 4,454 people, so it’s measured against U.S. libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000.
Every hour the doors are open, about 8 items go out
Fiscal year 2024, for the whole Norris City Memorial Public Library District system. The library’s own count.
Books and media off the shelf
16K 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 Enfield Township’s library in 2024, so there’s no split between adults’ and kids’ borrowing.
25 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
Enfield Reading Center, 105 East Main Street, Enfield.
Good at every Norris City Memorial Public Library District branch.
New in Enfield Township? 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 $2.47 worth
Set what you’d borrow in a month. It starts at what the average Enfield Township cardholder borrows.
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $112K.
Last year the library lent and hosted about $277K worth of books, e-books, programs and Wi-Fi on a $112K 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 482 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carmi Township | Carmi Public Library | 5.0 | 41 | A |
| Enfield Township | Enfield Reading Center | — | — | B+ |
| Indian Creek Township | Norris City Memorial Public Library District | — | 36 | A− |
| Mill Shoals Township | None of its own | — | — | — under 1,000 residents |
| Crook Township | None of its own | — | — | — under 1,000 residents |
| Mayberry 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. Enfield Reading Center is one branch of Norris City Memorial Public Library District, so the yearly numbers cover every branch and all 4,454 people it serves.
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 Enfield Township
Does Enfield Township have a public library?
Yes: Enfield Reading Center, 105 East Main Street, is a branch of Norris City Memorial Public Library District, which serves 4,454 people.
Is Norris City Memorial Public Library District fine-free?
It charges late fines on some overdue items (the library’s 2024 survey report).
How busy is Enfield Township’s library?
It logged 2.6 visits and lent 3.5 print items per resident in 2024, against a typical 3 visits for libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000 people.
What is Enfield Township’s civic life grade?
B+ Enfield Township is ahead of 75% of U.S. towns on civic life. 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 Enfield 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.