Oakwood Township’s library logs 1.1 visits per resident, against a typical 3 for libraries its size
Oakwood Public Library District serves 5,572 people in and around Oakwood Township. Last year it lent 7,630 print books and media and logged 6,240 visits.
Oakwood Township’s library, in brief
Oakwood Public Library District is used less than most libraries its size
Oakwood Public Library District records 1.1 visits per resident, against a typical 3 for libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000 people. Borrowing is 1.4 print items per resident, against a typical 3.8. How it compares ↓
Few residents carry a card
Only 14% of the people the system serves have a library card, against a typical 42% 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; Oakwood Public Library District serves 5,572 people in and around Oakwood Township, and its numbers cover all of them.
What’s behind Oakwood Township’s civic life grade
On community nonprofits and volunteering, Oakwood Township is ahead of 73% of U.S. towns, #165 of 754 in Illinois. Oakwood Township is graded on two of the three inputs. Both inputs are above most U.S. towns; the share of younger adults in volunteering groups 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 →
12 community nonprofits are registered in Oakwood Township
3.8 per 1,000 residents, against a U.S. town median of 3.7. The largest group: youth, sports & recreation.
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 (1 here), since whether a church registers depends on its denomination, not the town.
10.2%
10.2% of Oakwood 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 Oakwood Township’s residents live; 2022.
Below most similar-size libraries on all 6 measures
Per resident, against libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000 people across the U.S.
Oakwood Public Library District serves 5,572 people, so it’s measured against U.S. libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000.
Every hour the doors are open, about 3 items go out
Fiscal year 2024, for the whole Oakwood Public Library District system. The library’s own count.
Books and media off the shelf
7,630 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 Oakwood Township’s library in 2024, so there’s no split between adults’ and kids’ borrowing.
About 2 kids’ programs a week
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
Oakwood Public Library District, 110 East Finley Street, Oakwood.
No late fees. Good at every Oakwood Public Library District branch.
New in Oakwood 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 Oakwood Township cardholder borrows.
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $178K.
Last year the library lent and hosted about $152K worth of books, e-books, programs and Wi-Fi on a $178K 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 793 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ogden Township | Ogden Rose Public Library fine-free | 9.2 | 13 | C− |
| Vance Township | Vance Township Library fine-free | 4.0 | 25 | — under 1,000 residents |
| Danville Township | Danville Public Library fine-free | 2.4 | 51 | — graded with its twin city |
| Oakwood Township | Oakwood Public Library District fine-free | — | 48 | B+ |
| Catlin Township | Catlin Public Library District fine-free | — | 42 | C+ |
| Pilot Township | None of its own | — | — | — under 1,000 residents |
| Blount Township | None of its own | — | — | C |
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. Oakwood Public Library District serves 5,572 people in and around Oakwood Township, so the yearly numbers cover all of them, not just Oakwood 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 Oakwood Township
Does Oakwood Township have a public library?
Yes. Oakwood Public Library District, 110 East Finley Street, serves 5,572 people in and around Oakwood Township (the survey’s count) and is open about 48 hours a week, averaged over the year.
Is Oakwood Public Library District fine-free?
Yes, no late fees (the library’s 2024 survey report).
How busy is Oakwood Township’s library?
It logged 1.1 visits and lent 1.4 print items per resident in 2024, against a typical 3 visits for libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000 people.
What is Oakwood Township’s civic life grade?
B+ Oakwood Township is ahead of 73% of U.S. towns on civic life, #165 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 Oakwood 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.