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Libraries near St. Anne

St. Anne has no public library of its own; the nearest is Pembroke Public Library District in Pembroke Township, 6 miles away

St. Anne doesn’t have a public library of its own. The closest is Pembroke Public Library District in Pembroke Township, 6 miles away. Many small-town libraries give cards to neighbors, sometimes for a yearly fee, so call ahead.

C−Civic lifeAhead of 21% of U.S. towns. Nonprofits and volunteering.
Directions (815) 944-8609All nearby libraries
In brief

Libraries for St. Anne, in brief

St. Anne borrows from the libraries next door

St. Anne has no public library of its own, but Pembroke Public Library District is 6 miles away in Pembroke Township. Many small-town libraries give cards to people from neighboring towns, sometimes for a yearly fee, so call ahead. Nearest libraries ↓

The closest isn’t the one open longest

Pembroke Public Library District is nearest, open about 38 hours a week. Bradley Public Library District, 11 miles away, is open about 58 hours a week, so it may be easier to fit in. Nearest libraries ↓

This summary is written from the numbers on this page. Distances are straight-line from the town center.

Civic life grade

What’s behind St. Anne’s civic life grade

On community nonprofits and volunteering, St. Anne is ahead of 21% of U.S. towns. St. Anne is graded on two of the three inputs. Both inputs sit below most U.S. towns; St. Anne’s count of community nonprofits comes closest to the middle.

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Civic lifeA character grade: shown, never part of St. Anne’s overall grade.
–Library visitsNo public library of its own, so there is no town figureCCommunity nonprofits3.0 per 1,000 residents · IL towns 3.4 · U.S. 3.7CVolunteering6.1% of adults 25–44 · IL towns 8.1% · U.S. 7.5%
All U.S. towns we grade (17,556)Ahead of 21%
FewerMore
U.S. towns with similar incomes, $62K–$104K (8,902)Ahead of 20%

Most U.S. towns with similar household incomes ($62K–$104K) 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.

How sure. Graded on two inputs, so a change in either one moves the letter more than it would with three. St. Anne is small (1,122 residents), so a few dozen organizations or visits move its per-resident figures; the volunteering share is a 2022 estimate from Facebook users aged 25–44.

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 →

Places to belong

3 community nonprofits are registered in St. Anne

3.0 per 1,000 residents, against a U.S. town median of 3.7. The largest group: human services.

Community nonprofits, by kind

Arts & culture00.00 per 1,000 · U.S. towns 0.24
Youth, sports & recreation00.45 per 1,000 · U.S. towns 0.52
Civic groups, clubs & veterans10.72 per 1,000 · U.S. towns 0.74
Human services11.18 per 1,000 · U.S. towns 0.59
Education00.00 per 1,000 · U.S. towns 0.43
Health00.45 per 1,000 · U.S. towns 0.16
Environment & animals00.27 per 1,000 · U.S. towns 0.17

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.

Volunteering

6.1%

6.1% of St. Anne’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 St. Anne’s residents live; 2022.

Nearest libraries

The closest is 6 miles away

Closest first, measured from the center of St. Anne. Each one’s hours, and whether it charges late fines.

6miPembroke Public Library DistrictPembroke Township · 38 hrs a weekDirections →10.1miEdward Chipman Public LibraryMomence · 48 hrs a weekDirections →10.1miKankakee Public LibraryKankakee · 52 hrs a weekDirections →11.2miBradley Public Library DistrictBradley · 58 hrs a week · fine-freeDirections →
How to read these numbers

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 St. Anne

Does St. Anne have a public library?

No. The closest is Pembroke Public Library District in Pembroke Township, 6 miles from the town center. Many libraries give cards to people from neighboring towns, sometimes for a yearly fee, so call ahead.

What is St. Anne’s civic life grade?

C− St. Anne is ahead of 21% 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.

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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.