Moweaqua’s library runs 129 programs per 1,000 residents, against a typical 34 for libraries its size
Moweaqua Public Library District serves 2,701 people in and around Moweaqua. Last year it lent 9,744 print books and media and logged 10K visits.
The short version on Moweaqua’s library
Four times the programs of a typical library its size
Moweaqua Public Library District ran 348 programs last year, about 7 a week. That’s 129 per 1,000 residents, against a typical 34. People show up: 4,290 attended. Kids & programs ↓
Moweaqua Public Library District serves more than Moweaqua
The library’s service area covers 2,701 people in and around Moweaqua, so its per-resident numbers are measured against that wider population. How it compares ↓
Programs lean toward adults
63% of the 348 programs last year were for adults: classes, talks, clubs and events. 112 were for children. Kids & programs ↓
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 Moweaqua’s civic life grade
On community nonprofits and volunteering, Moweaqua is ahead of 40% of U.S. towns. Moweaqua is graded on two of the three inputs. Moweaqua’s count of community nonprofits holds the grade up; the share of younger adults in volunteering groups pulls it down.
Most U.S. towns with similar household incomes ($52K–$87K) score higher, so income alone doesn’t account for it.
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 →
9 community nonprofits are registered in Moweaqua
4.7 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.
5.7%
5.7% of Moweaqua’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 Moweaqua’s residents live; 2022.
About 2 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.
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.
Moweaqua Public Library District serves 2,701 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. The library’s own count.
Books and media off the shelf
9,744 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 Moweaqua’s library in 2024, so there’s no split between adults’ and kids’ borrowing.
Each of the 19K books and other items on the shelves went out about 0.5 time last year, on average.
Find it
Moweaqua Public Library District, 600 North Putnam Street, Moweaqua.
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 $1.83 worth
Set what you’d borrow in a month. It starts at what the average Moweaqua cardholder borrows.
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $116K.
Last year the library lent and hosted about $212K worth of books, e-books, programs and Wi-Fi on a $116K budget.
Fine-free. No late fees on books returned late.
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 518 cardholders ÷ 12.
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.
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 Moweaqua
Does Moweaqua have a public library?
Yes. Moweaqua Public Library District, 600 North Putnam Street, serves 2,701 people in and around Moweaqua (the survey’s count) and is open about 38 hours a week, averaged over the year.
Is Moweaqua Public Library District fine-free?
Yes, no late fees (the library’s 2024 survey report).
How busy is Moweaqua’s library?
It logged 3.9 visits and lent 3.6 print items per resident in 2024, against a typical 3 visits for libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000 people.
What is Moweaqua’s civic life grade?
C+ Moweaqua is ahead of 40% 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 Moweaqua.
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.