Photo: AlphaBeta135 · CC BY 4.0Round Lake Beach has no public library of its own; the nearest is Round Lake Area Public Library District in Round Lake, 2.2 miles away
Round Lake Beach doesn’t have a public library of its own. The closest is Round Lake Area Public Library District in Round Lake, 2.2 miles away. Many small-town libraries give cards to neighbors, sometimes for a yearly fee, so call ahead.
D−Civic lifeAhead of 4% of U.S. towns · #723 of 754 in Illinois. Nonprofits and volunteering.Getting a library card from Round Lake Beach
Round Lake Beach borrows from the libraries next door
Round Lake Beach has no public library of its own, but four libraries are within 10 miles, the closest being Round Lake Area Public Library District in Round Lake (2.2 miles). Many small-town libraries give cards to people from neighboring towns, sometimes for a yearly fee, so call ahead. Nearest libraries ↓
Round Lake Beach isn’t the only town nearby without one
Long Lake, Venetian Village and Lake Villa don’t have a public library of their own either. Among the towns next door, Grayslake (Grayslake Area Public Library District), Round Lake (Round Lake Area Public Library District) and Avon Township (Round Lake Area Public Library District) do. Libraries next door ↓
Most nearby libraries are fine-free
Three of the four closest libraries don’t charge late fines. Nearest libraries ↓
This summary is written from the numbers on this page. Distances are straight-line from the town center.
What’s behind Round Lake Beach’s civic life grade
On community nonprofits and volunteering, Round Lake Beach is ahead of 4% of U.S. towns, #723 of 754 in Illinois. Round Lake Beach is graded on two of the three inputs. Both inputs sit below most U.S. towns; the share of younger adults in volunteering groups comes closest to the middle.
Most U.S. towns with similar household incomes ($65K–$108K) 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 →
25 community nonprofits are registered in Round Lake Beach
0.9 per 1,000 residents, against a U.S. town median of 3.7. The largest group: education.
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 (10 here), since whether a church registers depends on its denomination, not the town. 2 more name a national or statewide reach and are left out.
5.1%
5.1% of Round Lake Beach’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 Round Lake Beach’s residents live; 2022.
The closest is 2.2 miles away
Closest first, measured from the center of Round Lake Beach. Each one’s hours, and whether it charges late fines.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Villa Township | Lake Villa Public Library District fine-free | 13.7 | 66 | C+ |
| Grant Township | Fox Lake Public Library District | 1.8 | 56 | D |
| Grayslake | Grayslake Area Public Library District fine-free | — | 63 | B+ |
| Round Lake | Round Lake Area Public Library District fine-free | — | 70 | D− |
| Avon Township | Round Lake Area Public Library District fine-free | — | 70 | C− |
| Long Lake | None of its own | — | — | — unincorporated |
| Venetian Village | None of its own | — | — | — unincorporated |
| Lake Villa | None of its own | — | — | C |
| Round Lake Heights | None of its own | — | — | D− |
| Round Lake Park | None of its own | — | — | D |
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 Round Lake Beach
Does Round Lake Beach have a public library?
No. The closest is Round Lake Area Public Library District in Round Lake, 2.2 miles from the town center. Many libraries give cards to people from neighboring towns, sometimes for a yearly fee, so call ahead.
What is Round Lake Beach’s civic life grade?
D− Round Lake Beach is ahead of 4% of U.S. towns on civic life, #723 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 Round Lake Beach.
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.