Photo: Nyttend · Public domainTaylorville Township’s library runs 7 programs per 1,000 residents, against a typical 24 for libraries its size
Taylorville Public Library serves 10,506 people in and around Taylorville Township. Last year it lent 33K books, movies and e-books and logged 19K visits.
Taylorville Township’s library, in brief
Below typical on every measure
Against libraries serving 10,000 to 25,000 people, Taylorville Public Library sits below the middle on all seven per-resident measures we compare, and in the bottom 30% on six. How it compares ↓
Few programs for a library this size
Taylorville Public Library offered 74 programs last year, 7 per 1,000 residents against a typical 24. Kids & programs ↓
Few residents carry a card
Only 16% of the people Taylorville Public Library serves have a library card, against a typical 40% for its size. How it compares ↓
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 Taylorville Township’s civic life grade
Taylorville 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 8 measures
Per resident, against libraries serving 10,000 to 25,000 people across the U.S.
Taylorville Public Library serves 10,506 people, so it’s measured against U.S. libraries serving 10,000 to 25,000.
Every hour the doors are open, about 13 items go out
Fiscal year 2024. The library’s own count.
Mostly books and media off the shelf
33K loans last year: print, kids’ and digital.
Each of the 27K books and other items on the shelves went out about 1.2 time last year, on average.
74 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
Taylorville Public Library, 121 West Vine Street, Taylorville.
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 $1.99 worth
Set what you’d borrow in a month. It starts at what the average Taylorville Township cardholder borrows.
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $289K.
Last year the library lent and hosted about $576K worth of books, e-books, programs and Wi-Fi on a $289K 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 1,719 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taylorville Township | Taylorville Public Library fine-free | 3.1 | 49 | — graded with its twin city |
| May Township | None of its own | — | — | C+ |
| South Fork Township | None of its own | — | — | C+ |
| Johnson Township | None of its own | — | — | — under 1,000 residents |
| Buckhart 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.
- 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 Taylorville Township
Does Taylorville Township have a public library?
Yes. Taylorville Public Library, 121 West Vine Street, serves 10,506 people in and around Taylorville Township (the survey’s count) and is open about 49 hours a week, averaged over the year.
Is Taylorville Public Library fine-free?
Yes, no late fees (the library’s 2024 survey report).
How busy is Taylorville Township’s library?
It logged 1.8 visits and lent 3.1 items per resident in 2024, against a typical 3.1 visits for libraries serving 10,000 to 25,000 people.
What is Taylorville Township’s civic life grade?
Taylorville 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 Taylorville 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.