Photo: Nyttend · Public domainSullivan Township’s library logs 11 visits per resident, against a typical 3 for libraries its size
Elizabeth Titus Memorial Library serves 4,413 people in and around Sullivan Township. Last year it lent 38K books, movies and e-books and logged 50K visits.
Sullivan Township’s library, in brief
Sullivan Township uses its library more than almost any town its size
Elizabeth Titus Memorial Library logs 11 visits per resident, against a typical 3 for libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000 people, and lends 8.6 print items per resident against a typical 3.8. On both counts it beats 87% of similar-size libraries across the U.S. How it compares ↓
Kids borrow more here than almost anywhere
Children’s books and media are 49% of print loans, and kids’ borrowing per resident is higher than at 87% of similar-size libraries. Kids & programs ↓
Sullivan Township invests in its library
Elizabeth Titus Memorial Library spends $124 per resident a year, about three times the typical $43 for a library its size. Almost all of it (94%) comes from local taxes. What your card is worth ↓
Almost all the borrowing is off the shelf
Only 0% of loans are e-books, audiobooks or streaming, fewer per resident than at 99% of similar-size libraries. What people borrow ↓
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 Sullivan Township’s civic life grade
On community nonprofits and volunteering, Sullivan Township is ahead of 87% of U.S. towns, #70 of 754 in Illinois. Sullivan Township is graded on two of the three inputs. Both inputs are above most U.S. towns; the share of younger adults in volunteering groups ranks highest.
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 →
27 community nonprofits are registered in Sullivan Township
4.3 per 1,000 residents, against a U.S. town median of 3.7. The largest group: civic groups, clubs & veterans.
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 (18 here), since whether a church registers depends on its denomination, not the town.
12.9%
12.9% of Sullivan 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 Sullivan Township’s residents live; 2022.
Every hour the doors are open, about 12 items go out
Fiscal year 2024. The library’s own count.
Ahead of most similar-size libraries on 6 of 8 measures
Per resident, against libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000 people across the U.S.
Elizabeth Titus Memorial Library serves 4,413 people, so it’s measured against U.S. libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000.
Almost half the print loans are kids’ books
38K loans last year: print, kids’ and digital.
Each of the 46K books and other items on the shelves went out about 0.8 time last year, on average.
About 4 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.
Find it
Elizabeth Titus Memorial Library, 2 West Water Street, Sullivan.
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 $1.12 worth
Set what you’d borrow in a month. It starts at what the average Sullivan Township cardholder borrows.
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $548K.
Last year the library lent and hosted about $612K worth of books, e-books, programs and Wi-Fi on a $548K 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 839 cardholders ÷ 12.
Libraries next door
Sullivan Township ranks 2nd of 4 for borrowing per resident. Tap a town to see its library.
| Town | Library | Loans per resident | Hours | Civic life |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marrowbone Township | Marrowbone Public Library District fine-free | 8.8 | 45 | B |
| Sullivan Township | Elizabeth Titus Memorial Library | 8.6 | 60 | A |
| Windsor Township | Windsor Storm Memorial Public Library District | 5.3 | 31 | B− |
| Lovington Township | Lovington Public Library District | 4.7 | 37 | A− |
| East Nelson Township | None of its own | — | — | C+ |
| Jonathan Creek Township | None of its own | — | — | B− |
| Todds Point Township | None of its own | — | — | — under 1,000 residents |
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 Sullivan Township
Does Sullivan Township have a public library?
Yes. Elizabeth Titus Memorial Library, 2 West Water Street, serves 4,413 people in and around Sullivan Township (the survey’s count) and is open about 60 hours a week, averaged over the year.
Is Elizabeth Titus Memorial Library fine-free?
It charges late fines on some overdue items (the library’s 2024 survey report).
How busy is Sullivan Township’s library?
It logged 11.4 visits and lent 8.6 items per resident in 2024, against a typical 3 visits for libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000 people.
What is Sullivan Township’s civic life grade?
A Sullivan Township is ahead of 87% of U.S. towns on civic life, #70 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 Sullivan 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.