Staunton Township’s library logs 1 visits per resident, against a typical 3 for libraries its size
Staunton Public Library serves 5,054 people in and around Staunton Township. Last year it lent 13K print books and media and logged 5,000 visits.
What Staunton Township’s library is like
Below typical on every measure
Against libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000 people, Staunton Public Library sits below the middle on all five per-resident measures we compare, and in the bottom 30% on four. How it compares ↓
Open only about 17 hours a week
Staunton Public Library keeps short hours: about 17 a week, averaged over the year, so check its schedule before you go. The building ↓
Fewer visits than most libraries its size
Staunton Public Library records 1 visits per resident, against a typical 3 for libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000 people, below 89% of similar-size libraries. Borrowing holds up better, at 2.6 print items per resident. How it compares ↓
Most programs are for young children
66% of the 73 programs last year were for ages 11 and under, including 24 for ages 0–5. 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.
What’s behind Staunton Township’s civic life grade
Staunton Township isn’t graded on civic life: TownRatings grades towns of 1,000 residents or more.
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 →
Below most similar-size libraries on all 6 measures
Per resident, against libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000 people across the U.S.
Staunton Public Library serves 5,054 people, so it’s measured against U.S. libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000.
Every hour the doors are open, about 14 items go out
Fiscal year 2024. The library’s own count.
Books and media off the shelf
13K 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 Staunton Township’s library in 2024, so there’s no split between adults’ and kids’ borrowing.
Each of the 19K books and other items on the shelves went out about 0.7 time last year, on average.
73 programs a year
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.
Find it
Staunton Public Library, 306 West Main Street, Staunton.
Hours are the survey’s yearly average. Check the library’s own site for today’s hours.
For every $1 it spends, the library lends about $2.25 worth
Set what you’d borrow in a month. It starts at what the average Staunton Township cardholder borrows.
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $102K.
Last year the library lent and hosted about $230K worth of books, e-books, programs and Wi-Fi on a $102K 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 1,332 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staunton Township | Staunton Public Library | 2.6 | 17 | — graded with its twin city |
| Mount Olive Township | Mount Olive Public Library | 1.5 | 28 | A− |
| Walshville Township | None of its own | — | — | — under 1,000 residents |
| Olive Township | None of its own | — | — | B− |
| Dorchester Township | None of its own | — | — | B |
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 Staunton Township
Does Staunton Township have a public library?
Yes. Staunton Public Library, 306 West Main Street, serves 5,054 people in and around Staunton Township (the survey’s count) and is open about 17 hours a week, averaged over the year.
Is Staunton Public Library fine-free?
It charges late fines on some overdue items (the library’s 2024 survey report).
How busy is Staunton Township’s library?
It logged 1.0 visits and lent 2.6 print items per resident in 2024, against a typical 3 visits for libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000 people.
What is Staunton Township’s civic life grade?
Staunton Township isn’t graded on civic life: TownRatings grades towns of 1,000 residents or more. How it works.
Book talk
Reading, story times and the library in Staunton 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.