Loran Township’s library runs 19 programs per 1,000 residents, against a typical 60 for libraries its size
Pearl City Public Library District serves 2,432 people in and around Loran Township. Last year it lent 5,920 print books and media and logged 5,044 visits.
Loran Township’s library, in brief
Below typical on every measure
Against libraries serving under 2,500 people, Pearl City Public Library District sits below the middle on all five per-resident measures we compare, and in the bottom 30% on four. How it compares ↓
Few residents carry a card
Only 12% of the people the system serves have a library card, against a typical 54% 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; Pearl City Public Library District serves 2,432 people in and around Loran Township, and its numbers cover all of them; in a town this small, one busy program or a few avid readers move the per-resident numbers.
What’s behind Loran Township’s civic life grade
On community nonprofits and volunteering, Loran Township is ahead of 58% of U.S. towns. Loran Township is graded on two of the three inputs. The share of younger adults in volunteering groups holds the grade up; Loran 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 →
4 community nonprofits are registered in Loran Township
2.6 per 1,000 residents, against a U.S. town median of 3.7. The largest group: civic groups, clubs & veterans.
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 (2 here), since whether a church registers depends on its denomination, not the town.
10.8%
10.8% of Loran 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 Loran Township’s residents live; 2022.
Below most similar-size libraries on all 6 measures
Per resident, against libraries serving under 2,500 people across the U.S.
Pearl City Public Library District serves 2,432 people, so it’s measured against U.S. libraries serving under 2,500.
Every hour the doors are open, about 3 items go out
Fiscal year 2024, for the whole Pearl City Public Library District system. The library’s own count.
Books and media off the shelf
5,920 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 Loran Township’s library in 2024, so there’s no split between adults’ and kids’ borrowing.
47 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
Pearl City Public Library District, 221 South Main Street, Pearl City.
Good at every Pearl City Public Library District branch.
New in Loran 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 Loran Township cardholder borrows.
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $112K.
Last year the library lent and hosted about $109K 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 301 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loran Township | Pearl City Public Library District | — | 37 | B |
| Florence Township | None of its own | — | — | D− |
| Jefferson Township | None of its own | — | — | — under 1,000 residents |
| Erin Township | None of its own | — | — | — under 1,000 residents |
| Cherry Grove-Shannon Township | None of its own | — | — | A− |
| Kent 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. Pearl City Public Library District serves 2,432 people in and around Loran Township, so the yearly numbers cover all of them, not just Loran 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 Loran Township
Does Loran Township have a public library?
Yes. Pearl City Public Library District, 221 South Main Street, serves 2,432 people in and around Loran Township (the survey’s count) and is open about 37 hours a week, averaged over the year.
Is Pearl City Public Library District fine-free?
It charges late fines on some overdue items (the library’s 2024 survey report).
How busy is Loran Township’s library?
It logged 2.1 visits and lent 2.4 print items per resident in 2024, against a typical 3.5 visits for libraries serving under 2,500 people.
What is Loran Township’s civic life grade?
B Loran Township is ahead of 58% 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 Loran 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.