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Libraries near Le Roy

Le Roy has no public library of its own; the nearest is Farmer City Public Library in Farmer City, 9.1 miles away

Le Roy doesn’t have a public library of its own. The closest is Farmer City Public Library in Farmer City, 9.1 miles away. Many small-town libraries give cards to neighbors, sometimes for a yearly fee, so call ahead.

A−Civic lifeAhead of 82% of U.S. towns · #98 of 754 in Illinois. Nonprofits and volunteering.
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In brief

Libraries for Le Roy, in brief

Le Roy borrows from the libraries next door

Le Roy has no public library of its own, but Farmer City Public Library is 9.1 miles away in Farmer City. Many small-town libraries give cards to people from neighboring towns, sometimes for a yearly fee, so call ahead. Nearest libraries ↓

The closest isn’t the one open longest

Farmer City Public Library is nearest, open about 25 hours a week. Heyworth Public Library District, 12 miles away, is open about 52 hours a week, so it may be easier to fit in. Nearest libraries ↓

Most nearby libraries are fine-free

Three of the four closest libraries don’t charge late fines. Nearest libraries ↓

This summary is written from the numbers on this page. Distances are straight-line from the town center.

Civic life grade

What’s behind Le Roy’s civic life grade

On community nonprofits and volunteering, Le Roy is ahead of 82% of U.S. towns, #98 of 754 in Illinois. Le Roy 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.

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Civic lifeA character grade: shown, never part of Le Roy’s overall grade.
–Library visitsNo public library of its own, so there is no town figureB−Community nonprofits4.0 per 1,000 residents · IL towns 3.4 · U.S. 3.7AVolunteering12.3% of adults 25–44 · IL towns 8.1% · U.S. 7.5%
All U.S. towns we grade (17,556)Ahead of 82%
FewerMore
Illinois towns we grade (754)Ahead of 87%
U.S. towns with similar incomes, $61K–$102K (9,022)Ahead of 82%

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.

How sure. Graded on two inputs, so a change in either one moves the letter more than it would with three. Le Roy is small (3,465 residents), so a few dozen organizations or visits move its per-resident figures; the volunteering share is a 2022 estimate from Facebook users aged 25–44.

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 →

Places to belong

13 community nonprofits are registered in Le Roy

4.0 per 1,000 residents, against a U.S. town median of 3.7. The largest group: youth, sports & recreation.

Community nonprofits, by kind

Arts & culture00.00 per 1,000 · U.S. towns 0.24
Youth, sports & recreation41.24 per 1,000 · U.S. towns 0.52
Civic groups, clubs & veterans20.77 per 1,000 · U.S. towns 0.74
Human services20.77 per 1,000 · U.S. towns 0.59
Education20.56 per 1,000 · U.S. towns 0.43
Health00.00 per 1,000 · U.S. towns 0.16
Environment & animals00.00 per 1,000 · U.S. towns 0.17
Other20.62 per 1,000 · U.S. towns 0.47

Counted from the IRS list of tax-exempt organizations by mailing address (fractions where a ZIP code spans towns). Congregations are counted apart (3 here), since whether a church registers depends on its denomination, not the town.

Volunteering

12.3%

12.3% of Le Roy’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 Le Roy’s residents live; 2022.

Nearest libraries

The closest is 9.1 miles away

Closest first, measured from the center of Le Roy. Each one’s hours, and whether it charges late fines.

9.1miFarmer City Public LibraryFarmer City · 25 hrs a week · fine-freeDirections →11.5miHeyworth Public Library DistrictHeyworth · 52 hrs a week · fine-freeDirections →13.6miCheneys Grove Township LibrarySaybrook · 24 hrs a weekDirections →15.1miWeldon Public Library DistrictWeldon · 30 hrs a week · fine-freeDirections →
How to read these numbers

What this data can and can’t tell you

From the Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024.

  • The library’s own count. Libraries report their own visits, loans and programs. A library that didn’t respond keeps its address and hours here, with no numbers.

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 Le Roy

Does Le Roy have a public library?

No. The closest is Farmer City Public Library in Farmer City, 9.1 miles from the town center. Many libraries give cards to people from neighboring towns, sometimes for a yearly fee, so call ahead.

What is Le Roy’s civic life grade?

A− Le Roy is ahead of 82% of U.S. towns on civic life, #98 of 754 in Illinois. 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.

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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.