Pembroke Township’s library runs 272 programs per 1,000 residents, against a typical 60 for libraries its size
Pembroke Public Library District serves Pembroke Township’s 1,843 residents. Last year it lent 6,315 print books and media and logged 4,781 visits.
What Pembroke Township’s library is like
More library cards than residents
3,345 cards for 1,843 people. Cards held by people from outside the service area count too, so the total can pass the population. At the typical library serving under 2,500 people, it’s 54%. How it compares ↓
Five times the programs of a typical library its size
Pembroke Public Library District ran 502 programs last year, about 10 a week. That’s 272 per 1,000 residents, against a typical 60. 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; in a town this small, one busy program or a few avid readers move the per-resident numbers.
What’s behind Pembroke Township’s civic life grade
On library visits, community nonprofits and volunteering, Pembroke Township is ahead of 34% of U.S. towns. Pembroke Township’s count of community nonprofits holds the grade up; the share of younger adults in volunteering groups pulls it down.
Among U.S. towns with similar household incomes ($24K–$40K) it does better, ahead of 59%.
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 →
11 community nonprofits are registered in Pembroke Township
6.5 per 1,000 residents, against a U.S. town median of 3.7. The largest group: human services.
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 (7 here), since whether a church registers depends on its denomination, not the town.
3.4%
3.4% of Pembroke 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 Pembroke Township’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 under 2,500 people across the U.S.
Pembroke Public Library District serves 1,843 people, so it’s measured against U.S. libraries serving under 2,500.
Every hour the doors are open, about 3 items go out
Fiscal year 2024. The library’s own count.
Books and media off the shelf
6,315 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 Pembroke Township’s library in 2024, so there’s no split between adults’ and kids’ borrowing.
Each of the 8,740 books and other items on the shelves went out about 0.7 time last year, on average.
Find it
Pembroke Public Library District, 13130 East Central Street, Pembroke Township.
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 Pembroke Township cardholder borrows.
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $140K.
Last year the library lent and hosted about $133K worth of books, e-books, programs and Wi-Fi on a $140K 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 3,345 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pembroke Township | Pembroke Public Library District | 3.4 | 38 | C |
| Lake Township | Newton County Public Library | — | 47 | A− |
| St. Anne Township | None of its own | — | — | C− |
| Beaverville Township | None of its own | — | — | — under 1,000 residents |
| McClellan Township | None of its own | — | — | — under 1,000 residents |
| Ganeer 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.
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 Pembroke Township
Does Pembroke Township have a public library?
Yes. Pembroke Public Library District, 13130 East Central Street, serves Pembroke Township’s 1,843 residents (the survey’s count) and is open about 38 hours a week, averaged over the year.
Is Pembroke Public Library District fine-free?
It charges late fines on some overdue items (the library’s 2024 survey report).
How busy is Pembroke Township’s library?
It logged 2.6 visits and lent 3.4 print items per resident in 2024, against a typical 3.5 visits for libraries serving under 2,500 people.
What is Pembroke Township’s civic life grade?
C Pembroke Township is ahead of 34% 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 Pembroke 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.