Kinmundy Township’s library logs 9.1 visits per resident, against a typical 3.5 for libraries its size
Kinmundy Public Library serves 733 people in and around Kinmundy Township. Last year it lent 4,358 print books and media and logged 6,660 visits.
Kinmundy Township’s library, in brief
Mostly paid for by gifts, not taxes
89% of the library’s income comes from gifts, endowments, fees and other sources, not taxes. Local taxes cover 0%. What your card is worth ↓
Busy on a lean budget
Kinmundy Public Library spends $25 per resident, less than 86% of similar-size libraries (typical: $54). It’s still busier than 79% of them. What your card is worth ↓
A small-town library
Kinmundy Public Library serves 733 residents with about one full-time staff, open about 31 hours a week. It’s compared only with libraries serving under 2,500 people, because per-person numbers always look big in a small town. A year at the library ↓
People come to Kinmundy Public Library a lot
Kinmundy Public Library logs 9.1 visits per resident, against a typical 3.5 for libraries serving under 2,500 people, more than 88% of similar-size libraries. Borrowing is above typical too, at 5.9 print items per resident. How it compares ↓
A big collection for the borrowing it gets
Kinmundy Public Library holds 21,000 books and other items, but the average item went out less than once last year. What people borrow ↓
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; in a town this small, one busy program or a few avid readers move the per-resident numbers.
What’s behind Kinmundy Township’s civic life grade
On community nonprofits and volunteering, Kinmundy Township is ahead of 17% of U.S. towns. Kinmundy Township is graded on two of the three inputs. Both inputs sit below most U.S. towns; the share of younger adults in volunteering groups comes closest to the middle.
Kinmundy Public Library spends $25 per resident, against a typical $54 for libraries its size.
Most U.S. towns with similar household incomes ($44K–$73K) score higher, so income alone doesn’t account for it.
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 Kinmundy Township
2.4 per 1,000 residents, against a U.S. town median of 3.7. The largest group: human services.
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.
6.4%
6.4% of Kinmundy 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 Kinmundy Township’s residents live; 2022.
Every hour the doors are open, about 3 items go out
Fiscal year 2024. The library’s own count.
Ahead of most similar-size libraries on 3 of 6 measures
Per resident, against libraries serving under 2,500 people across the U.S.
Kinmundy Public Library serves 733 people, so it’s measured against U.S. libraries serving under 2,500.
Books and media off the shelf
4,358 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 Kinmundy Township’s library in 2024, so there’s no split between adults’ and kids’ borrowing.
Each of the 21K books and other items on the shelves went out about 0.2 time last year, on average.
10 programs a year
Story times, clubs, classes and events, 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
Kinmundy Public Library, 111 South Monroe Street, Kinmundy.
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 $4.78 worth
Set what you’d borrow in a month. It starts at what the average Kinmundy Township cardholder borrows.
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $18K.
Last year the library lent and hosted about $88K worth of books, e-books, programs and Wi-Fi on a $18K 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 224 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kinmundy Township | Kinmundy Public Library | 5.9 | 31 | C− |
| Meacham Township | None of its own | — | — | — under 1,000 residents |
| Foster Township | None of its own | — | — | — under 1,000 residents |
| Lone Grove Township | None of its own | — | — | — under 1,000 residents |
| Alma 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.
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 Kinmundy Township
Does Kinmundy Township have a public library?
Yes. Kinmundy Public Library, 111 South Monroe Street, serves 733 people in and around Kinmundy Township (the survey’s count) and is open about 31 hours a week, averaged over the year.
Is Kinmundy Public Library fine-free?
It charges late fines on some overdue items (the library’s 2024 survey report).
How busy is Kinmundy Township’s library?
It logged 9.1 visits and lent 5.9 print items per resident in 2024, against a typical 3.5 visits for libraries serving under 2,500 people.
What is Kinmundy Township’s civic life grade?
C− Kinmundy Township is ahead of 17% 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 Kinmundy 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.