Illini Township’s library runs 145 programs per 1,000 residents, against a typical 34 for libraries its size
Barclay Public Library District serves 2,774 people in and around Illini Township. Last year it lent 23K print books and media and logged 21K visits.
Illini Township’s library, in brief
Four times the programs of a typical library its size
Barclay Public Library District ran 401 programs last year, about 8 a week. That’s 145 per 1,000 residents, against a typical 34. Kids & programs ↓
One of the busiest library systems its size
Barclay Public Library District logs 7.7 visits per resident, against a typical 3 for libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000 people, and lends 8.4 print items per resident against a typical 3.8. On both counts it beats 86% of similar-size libraries across the U.S. How it compares ↓
A well-funded system
Barclay Public Library District spends $123 per resident a year, about three times the typical $43 for a library its size. What your card is worth ↓
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; Barclay Public Library District serves 2,774 people in and around Illini Township, and its numbers cover all of them.
What’s behind Illini Township’s civic life grade
On community nonprofits and volunteering, Illini Township is ahead of 72% of U.S. towns. Illini Township is graded on two of the three inputs. Both inputs are above most U.S. towns; Illini Township’s count of community nonprofits 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 →
7 community nonprofits are registered in Illini Township
5.6 per 1,000 residents, against a U.S. town median of 3.7. The largest group: youth, sports & recreation.
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.
7.6%
7.6% of Illini 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 Illini Township’s residents live; 2022.
About 3 kids’ programs 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.
Ahead of most similar-size libraries on 5 of 6 measures
Per resident, against libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000 people across the U.S.
Barclay Public Library District serves 2,774 people, so it’s measured against U.S. libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000.
Every hour the doors are open, about 9 items go out
Fiscal year 2024, for the whole Barclay Public Library District system. The library’s own count.
Books and media off the shelf
23K 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 Illini Township’s library in 2024, so there’s no split between adults’ and kids’ borrowing.
Find it
Barclay Public Library District, 220 South Main Street, Warrensburg.
No late fees. Good at every Barclay Public Library District branch.
New in Illini 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 $1.40 worth
Set what you’d borrow in a month. It starts at what the average Illini Township cardholder borrows.
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $341K.
Last year the library lent and hosted about $476K worth of books, e-books, programs and Wi-Fi on a $341K 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 667 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hickory Point Township | Forsyth Public Library fine-free | 12.7 | 55 | C− |
| Illini Township | Barclay Public Library District fine-free | — | 50 | B+ |
| Harristown Township | None of its own | — | — | C− |
| Lake Fork Township | None of its own | — | — | — under 1,000 residents |
| Austin 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. Barclay Public Library District serves 2,774 people in and around Illini Township, so the yearly numbers cover all of them, not just Illini 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 Illini Township
Does Illini Township have a public library?
Yes. Barclay Public Library District, 220 South Main Street, serves 2,774 people in and around Illini Township (the survey’s count) and is open about 50 hours a week, averaged over the year.
Is Barclay Public Library District fine-free?
Yes, no late fees (the library’s 2024 survey report).
How busy is Illini Township’s library?
It logged 7.7 visits and lent 8.4 print items per resident in 2024, against a typical 3 visits for libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000 people.
What is Illini Township’s civic life grade?
B+ Illini Township is ahead of 72% 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 Illini 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.