Photo: Darren Green · CC BY-SA 3.0Griggsville’s library is a branch of North Pike District Library, which lends less per resident than 81% of systems its size
Griggsville’s library is the Griggsville Public Library, a branch of North Pike District Library, which serves 2,199 people and lent 3,705 items last year.
The short version on Griggsville’s library
The North Pike District Library system is used less than most libraries its size
The North Pike District Library system records 1.7 visits per resident, against a typical 3.5 for libraries serving under 2,500 people. Borrowing is 1.7 print items per resident, against a typical 3.9. How it compares ↓
Few residents carry a card
Only 15% of the people the system serves have a library card, against a typical 54% 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; Griggsville’s library is a branch of North Pike District Library, so they cover the whole system (2,199 people), not just the Griggsville branch; in a town this small, one busy program or a few avid readers move the per-resident numbers.
What’s behind Griggsville’s civic life grade
On community nonprofits and volunteering, Griggsville is ahead of 86% of U.S. towns. Griggsville is graded on two of the three inputs. Both inputs are above most U.S. towns; the share of younger adults in volunteering groups ranks highest.
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 →
5 community nonprofits are registered in Griggsville
3.8 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 (1 here), since whether a church registers depends on its denomination, not the town.
25.3%
25.3% of Griggsville’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 Griggsville’s residents live; 2022.
Ahead of most similar-size libraries on 1 of 6 measures
Per resident, against libraries serving under 2,500 people across the U.S.
North Pike District Library serves 2,199 people, so it’s measured against U.S. libraries serving under 2,500.
Every hour the doors are open, about 2 items go out
Fiscal year 2024, for the whole North Pike District Library system. The library’s own count.
Books and media off the shelf
3,705 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 Griggsville’s library in 2024, so there’s no split between adults’ and kids’ borrowing.
About 1 kids’ program a week
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
Griggsville Public Library, 119 South Corey Street, Griggsville.
No late fees. Good at every North Pike District Library branch.
New in Griggsville? 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 Griggsville cardholder borrows.
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $90K.
Last year the library lent and hosted about $75K worth of books, e-books, programs and Wi-Fi on a $90K 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 325 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. Griggsville Public Library is one branch of North Pike District Library, so the yearly numbers cover every branch and all 2,199 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 Griggsville
Does Griggsville have a public library?
Yes: Griggsville Public Library, 119 South Corey Street, is a branch of North Pike District Library, which serves 2,199 people. The branch is open about 36 hours a week, averaged over the year.
Is North Pike District Library fine-free?
Yes, no late fees (the library’s 2024 survey report).
How busy is Griggsville’s library?
It logged 1.7 visits and lent 1.7 print items per resident in 2024, against a typical 3.5 visits for libraries serving under 2,500 people.
What is Griggsville’s civic life grade?
A Griggsville is ahead of 86% 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 Griggsville.
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.