Meredosia’s library lends 6.3 print items per resident, against a typical 3.9 for libraries its size
M-C River Valley Public Library District serves 1,370 people in and around Meredosia. Last year it lent 8,575 print books and media and logged 4,674 visits.
What’s behind Meredosia’s civic life grade
Meredosia 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 →
Ahead of most similar-size libraries on 2 of 6 measures
Per resident, against libraries serving under 2,500 people across the U.S.
M-C River Valley Public Library District serves 1,370 people, so it’s measured against U.S. libraries serving under 2,500.
Every hour the doors are open, about 5 items go out
Fiscal year 2024, for the whole M-C River Valley Public Library District system. The library’s own count.
Books and media off the shelf
8,575 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 Meredosia’s library in 2024, so there’s no split between adults’ and kids’ borrowing.
27 programs a year
Story times, clubs, classes and events, across the whole system, by who they’re for.
Programs last year by age group
Find it
M-C River Valley Public Library District, 304 Main Street, Meredosia.
Good at every M-C River Valley Public Library District branch.
New in Meredosia? The Handbook →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 $1.23 worth
Set what you’d borrow in a month. It starts at what the average Meredosia cardholder borrows.
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $126K.
Last year the library lent and hosted about $154K worth of books, e-books, programs and Wi-Fi on a $126K 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 684 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meredosia | M-C River Valley Public Library District | — | 33 | — under 1,000 residents |
| Chambersburg 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. M-C River Valley Public Library District serves 1,370 people in and around Meredosia, so the yearly numbers cover all of them, not just Meredosia.
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 Meredosia
Does Meredosia have a public library?
Yes. M-C River Valley Public Library District, 304 Main Street, serves 1,370 people in and around Meredosia (the survey’s count) and is open about 33 hours a week, averaged over the year.
Is M-C River Valley Public Library District fine-free?
It charges late fines on some overdue items (the library’s 2024 survey report).
How busy is Meredosia’s library?
It logged 3.4 visits and lent 6.3 print items per resident in 2024, against a typical 3.5 visits for libraries serving under 2,500 people.
What is Meredosia’s civic life grade?
Meredosia 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 Meredosia.
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.