Photo: TCP04 · CC BY 4.0Lexington Township’s library runs 184 programs per 1,000 residents, against a typical 34 for libraries its size
Lexington Public Library District serves 2,889 people in and around Lexington Township. Last year it lent 13K print books and media and logged 8,519 visits.
What Lexington Township’s library is like
Five times the programs of a typical library its size
Lexington Public Library District ran 533 programs last year, about 10 a week. That’s 184 per 1,000 residents, against a typical 34. Kids & programs ↓
Programs lean toward adults
56% of the 533 programs last year were for adults: classes, talks, clubs and events. 170 were for children. Kids & programs ↓
A well-funded system
Lexington Public Library District spends $91 per resident a year, about twice the typical $43 for a library its size. Almost all of it (90%) comes from local taxes. 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; Lexington Public Library District serves 2,889 people in and around Lexington Township, and its numbers cover all of them.
What’s behind Lexington Township’s civic life grade
Lexington Township isn’t graded on civic life: TownRatings grades towns of 1,000 residents or more.
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 →
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 4 of 6 measures
Per resident, against libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000 people across the U.S.
Lexington Public Library District serves 2,889 people, so it’s measured against U.S. libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000.
Every hour the doors are open, about 5 items go out
Fiscal year 2024, for the whole Lexington Public Library District system. The library’s own count.
Books and media off the shelf
13K 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 Lexington Township’s library in 2024, so there’s no split between adults’ and kids’ borrowing.
Find it
Lexington Public Library District, 207 South Cedar Street, Lexington.
Good at every Lexington Public Library District branch.
New in Lexington Township? 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 Lexington Township cardholder borrows.
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $264K.
Last year the library lent and hosted about $260K worth of books, e-books, programs and Wi-Fi on a $264K 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 981 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lexington Township | Lexington Public Library District | — | 48 | — graded with its twin city |
| Lexington | Lexington Public Library District | — | 48 | A |
| Blue Mound Township | None of its own | — | — | — under 1,000 residents |
| Money Creek Township | None of its own | — | — | A |
| Lawndale 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. Lexington Public Library District serves 2,889 people in and around Lexington Township, so the yearly numbers cover all of them, not just Lexington 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 Lexington Township
Does Lexington Township have a public library?
Yes. Lexington Public Library District, 207 South Cedar Street, serves 2,889 people in and around Lexington Township (the survey’s count) and is open about 48 hours a week, averaged over the year.
Is Lexington Public Library District fine-free?
It charges late fines on some overdue items (the library’s 2024 survey report).
How busy is Lexington Township’s library?
It logged 2.9 visits and lent 4.6 print items per resident in 2024, against a typical 3 visits for libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000 people.
What is Lexington Township’s civic life grade?
Lexington Township isn’t graded on civic life: TownRatings grades towns of 1,000 residents or more. How it works.
Book talk
Reading, story times and the library in Lexington 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.