Photo: bogdanstepniak · CC BY 3.0Schaumburg Township’s library lends 13 print items per resident, against a typical 3.2 for libraries its size
Schaumburg Township District Library serves Schaumburg Township’s 130,345 residents from 3 locations. Last year it lent 2M books, movies and e-books and logged 542K visits.
What Schaumburg Township’s library is like
Schaumburg Township ranks 2nd in Illinois for kids’ borrowing
Out of 30 Illinois towns with a library of their own, Schaumburg Township comes 2nd for children’s items borrowed per child. It’s also #21 for borrowing. How it compares ↓
Schaumburg Township uses its library more than almost any town its size
Schaumburg Township District Library logs 4.2 visits per resident, against a typical 2.1 for libraries serving 100,000+ people, and lends 13 print items per resident against a typical 3.2. On both counts it beats 93% of similar-size libraries across the U.S. How it compares ↓
Kids borrow more here than almost anywhere
Children’s books and media are 46% of print loans, and kids’ borrowing per resident is higher than at 96% of similar-size libraries. That works out to about 25 items per child in Schaumburg Township last year. Kids & programs ↓
Twice the programs of a typical library its size
Schaumburg Township District Library ran 3,027 programs last year, about 58 a week. That’s 23 per 1,000 residents, against a typical 9. People show up: 96,000 attended. Kids & programs ↓
Schaumburg Township invests in its library
Schaumburg Township District Library spends $116 per resident a year, about three times the typical $36 for a library its size. Almost all of it (90%) comes from local taxes. What your card is worth ↓
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 Schaumburg Township’s civic life grade
On library visits, community nonprofits and volunteering, Schaumburg Township is ahead of 26% of U.S. towns, #536 of 754 in Illinois. Among the 385 U.S. cities over 100,000 we grade, it ranks #186. Library visits hold the grade up; Schaumburg Township’s count of community nonprofits pulls it down.
Most U.S. towns with similar household incomes ($74K–$124K) 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 →
289 community nonprofits are registered in Schaumburg Township
2.2 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 (76 here), since whether a church registers depends on its denomination, not the town. 29 more name a national or statewide reach and are left out.
5.7%
5.7% of Schaumburg 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 Schaumburg Township’s residents live; 2022.
About 31 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.
children’s books and media borrowed per child under 18 in Schaumburg Township last year.
Ahead of most similar-size libraries on all 8 measures
Per resident, against libraries serving 100,000+ people across the U.S.
Schaumburg Township District Library serves 130,345 people, so it’s measured against U.S. libraries serving 100,000+.
Every hour the doors are open, about 193 items go out
Fiscal year 2024. The library’s own count.
Almost half the print loans are kids’ books
2M loans last year: print, kids’ and digital.
Each of the 363K books and other items on the shelves went out about 4.6 times last year, on average.
275,614 e-books, e-audiobooks and streams last year. Borrow from home with your card.
3 places to borrow in Schaumburg Township
Schaumburg Township District Library, 130 South Roselle Road, Schaumburg.
No late fees. E-books and audiobooks from home.
New in Schaumburg Township? The Handbook →Hours are the survey’s yearly average. Check the library’s own site for today’s hours.
Other libraries in Schaumburg Township
For every $1 it spends, the library lends about $2.02 worth
Set what you’d borrow in a month. It starts at what the average Schaumburg Township cardholder borrows.
Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $15M.
Last year the library lent and hosted about $3M worth of books, e-books, programs and Wi-Fi on a $15M 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 64,731 cardholders ÷ 12.
Libraries next door
Schaumburg Township ranks 3rd of 4 for borrowing per resident. Tap a town to see its library.
| Town | Library | Loans per resident | Hours | Civic life |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elk Grove Township | Elk Grove Village Public Library fine-free | 18.7 | 72 | D |
| Elk Grove Village | Elk Grove Village Public Library fine-free | 18.7 | 72 | D |
| Schaumburg Township | Schaumburg Township District Library fine-free | 15.0 | 69 | C |
| Palatine Township | Rolling Meadows Library fine-free | 5.9 | 71 | C+ |
| Bloomingdale Township | Glenside Public Library District fine-free | — | 70 | D |
| Hanover Township | Poplar Creek Public Library District | — | 62 | D− |
| Hanover Park | Sonya Crawshaw Branch Library | — | 66 | 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.
- Visits are a typical-week estimate. Schaumburg Township District Library counted one typical week and multiplied by 52, as the survey allows.
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 Schaumburg Township
Does Schaumburg Township have a public library?
Yes. Schaumburg Township District Library, 130 South Roselle Road, serves Schaumburg Township’s 130,345 residents (the survey’s count) and is open about 69 hours a week, averaged over the year.
Is Schaumburg Township District Library fine-free? Does it lend e-books?
Yes to both: no late fees, and e-books, audiobooks with a card (the library’s 2024 survey report).
How busy is Schaumburg Township’s library?
It logged 4.2 visits and lent 15.0 items per resident in 2024, against a typical 2.1 visits for libraries serving 100,000+ people.
What is Schaumburg Township’s civic life grade?
C Schaumburg Township is ahead of 26% of U.S. towns on civic life, #536 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 Schaumburg 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.