Photo: Nyttend · Public domainMcLeansboro Township’s library logs 1.5 visits per resident, against a typical 3 for libraries its size
Mccoy Memorial Library serves 2,675 people in and around McLeansboro Township. Last year it lent 4,301 books, movies and e-books and logged 3,900 visits.
The short version on McLeansboro Township’s library
Below typical on every measure
Against libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000 people, Mccoy Memorial Library sits below the middle on all six per-resident measures we compare, and in the bottom 30% on six. How it compares ↓
Few programs for a library this size
Mccoy Memorial Library offered 16 programs last year, 6 per 1,000 residents against a typical 34. Kids & programs ↓
Runs on less money than most
Mccoy Memorial Library spends $15 per resident, less than 91% of similar-size libraries (typical: $43). 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 McLeansboro Township’s civic life grade
On community nonprofits and volunteering, McLeansboro Township is ahead of 87% of U.S. towns, #69 of 754 in Illinois. McLeansboro Township is graded on two of the three inputs. Both inputs are above most U.S. towns; McLeansboro Township’s count of community nonprofits ranks highest.
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 →
29 community nonprofits are registered in McLeansboro Township
8.0 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 (12 here), since whether a church registers depends on its denomination, not the town.
8.4%
8.4% of McLeansboro 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 McLeansboro Township’s residents live; 2022.
Below most similar-size libraries on all 8 measures
Per resident, against libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000 people across the U.S.
Mccoy Memorial Library serves 2,675 people, so it’s measured against U.S. libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000.
Every hour the doors are open, about 2 items go out
Fiscal year 2024. The library’s own count.
Mostly books and media off the shelf
4,301 loans last year: print, kids’ and digital.
Each of the 10K books and other items on the shelves went out about 0.4 time last year, on average.
16 programs a year
Story times, clubs, classes and events, by who they’re for.
Programs last year by age group
Find it
Mccoy Memorial Library, 130 South Washington Street, Mcleansboro.
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 $1.74 worth
Set what you’d borrow in a month. It starts at what the average McLeansboro Township cardholder borrows.
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $40K.
Last year the library lent and hosted about $71K worth of books, e-books, programs and Wi-Fi on a $40K 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 185 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| McLeansboro Township | Mccoy Memorial Library | 1.6 | 33 | A |
| Knight Prairie Township | None of its own | — | — | — under 1,000 residents |
| Crook Township | None of its own | — | — | — under 1,000 residents |
| Twigg Township | None of its own | — | — | — under 1,000 residents |
| South Crouch 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.
- 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 McLeansboro Township
Does McLeansboro Township have a public library?
Yes. Mccoy Memorial Library, 130 South Washington Street, serves 2,675 people in and around McLeansboro Township (the survey’s count) and is open about 33 hours a week, averaged over the year.
Is Mccoy Memorial Library fine-free?
It charges late fines on some overdue items (the library’s 2024 survey report).
How busy is McLeansboro Township’s library?
It logged 1.5 visits and lent 1.6 items per resident in 2024, against a typical 3 visits for libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000 people.
What is McLeansboro Township’s civic life grade?
A McLeansboro Township is ahead of 87% of U.S. towns on civic life, #69 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.
Book talk
Reading, story times and the library in McLeansboro 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.