Indian Creek Township’s library runs 5.6 programs per 1,000 residents, against a typical 34 for libraries its size
Norris City Memorial Public Library District serves 4,454 people in and around Indian Creek Township. Last year it lent 16K print books and media and logged 11K visits.
Indian Creek Township’s library, in brief
Below typical on every measure
Against libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000 people, Norris City 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
Norris City Memorial Public Library District 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; Norris City Memorial Public Library District serves 4,454 people in and around Indian Creek Township, and its numbers cover all of them.
What’s behind Indian Creek Township’s civic life grade
On community nonprofits and volunteering, Indian Creek Township is ahead of 77% of U.S. towns. Indian Creek Township is graded on two of the three inputs. The share of younger adults in volunteering groups holds the grade up; Indian Creek 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 →
9 community nonprofits are registered in Indian Creek Township
3.5 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 (5 here), since whether a church registers depends on its denomination, not the town.
12.4%
12.4% of Indian Creek 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 Indian Creek 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 Indian Creek 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
Norris City Memorial Public Library District, 603 South Division Street, Norris City.
Good at every Norris City Memorial Public Library District branch.
New in Indian Creek 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 Indian Creek 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Creek Township | Norris City Memorial Public Library District | — | 36 | A− |
| Enfield Township | Enfield Reading Center | — | — | B+ |
| Heralds Prairie Township | None of its own | — | — | — under 1,000 residents |
| Mayberry Township | None of its own | — | — | — under 1,000 residents |
| Omaha 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. Norris City Memorial Public Library District serves 4,454 people in and around Indian Creek Township, so the yearly numbers cover all of them, not just Indian Creek 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 Indian Creek Township
Does Indian Creek Township have a public library?
Yes. Norris City Memorial Public Library District, 603 South Division Street, serves 4,454 people in and around Indian Creek Township (the survey’s count) and is open about 36 hours a week, averaged over the year.
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 Indian Creek 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 Indian Creek Township’s civic life grade?
A− Indian Creek Township is ahead of 77% 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 Indian Creek 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.