Photo: Marksingley · CC BY-SA 4.0Marshall Township’s library logs 18 visits per resident, against a typical 3 for libraries its size
Marshall Public Library serves 3,947 people in and around Marshall Township. Last year it lent 28K print books and media and logged 71K visits.
The short version on Marshall Township’s library
People come to Marshall Public Library a lot
Marshall Public Library logs 18 visits per resident, against a typical 3 for libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000 people, more than 99% of similar-size libraries. Borrowing is above typical too, at 7 print items per resident. How it compares ↓
Gifts and endowments pay a real share
28% of the library’s income comes from gifts, endowments, fees and other sources, not taxes. Local taxes cover 48%. What your card is worth ↓
A place to get online
Marshall Public Library logs about 110 Wi-Fi sessions a day and has 17 public computers. That’s 10 sessions per resident a year. A year at the library ↓
Marshall Township invests in its library
Marshall Public Library spends $89 per resident a year, about twice the typical $43 for a library its size. 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.
What’s behind Marshall Township’s civic life grade
Marshall 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 →
Every hour the doors are open, about 11 items go out
Fiscal year 2024. The library’s own count.
Ahead of most similar-size libraries on all 5 measures
Per resident, against libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000 people across the U.S.
Marshall Public Library serves 3,947 people, so it’s measured against U.S. libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000.
Books and media off the shelf
28K 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 Marshall Township’s library in 2024, so there’s no split between adults’ and kids’ borrowing.
Each of the 31K books and other items on the shelves went out about 0.9 time last year, on average.
About 4 kids’ programs a week
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
Marshall Public Library, 612 Archer Avenue, Marshall.
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 $1.69 worth
Set what you’d borrow in a month. It starts at what the average Marshall Township cardholder borrows.
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $350K.
Last year the library lent and hosted about $593K worth of books, e-books, programs and Wi-Fi on a $350K 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 1,776 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marshall Township | Marshall Public Library | 7.0 | 47 | — graded with its twin city |
| Douglas Township | None of its own | — | — | — under 1,000 residents |
| Anderson Township | None of its own | — | — | — under 1,000 residents |
| Wabash Township | None of its own | — | — | C |
| Auburn Township | None of its own | — | — | — under 1,000 residents |
| Dolson 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.
- Visits count everyone. Marshall Township’s 70,944 visits include people from nearby towns and summer visitors; the survey has no resident share.
- 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 Marshall Township
Does Marshall Township have a public library?
Yes. Marshall Public Library, 612 Archer Avenue, serves 3,947 people in and around Marshall Township (the survey’s count) and is open about 47 hours a week, averaged over the year.
Is Marshall Public Library fine-free?
It charges late fines on some overdue items (the library’s 2024 survey report).
How busy is Marshall Township’s library?
It logged 18.0 visits and lent 7.0 print items per resident in 2024, against a typical 3 visits for libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000 people.
What is Marshall Township’s civic life grade?
Marshall 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 Marshall 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.