Williamsfield’s library logs 2.2 visits per resident, against a typical 3.5 for libraries its size
Williamsfield Public Library District serves 2,100 people in and around Williamsfield. Last year it lent 5,179 print books and media and logged 4,661 visits.
The short version on Williamsfield’s library
Well funded, but lightly used
Williamsfield Public Library District spends $94 per resident, more than 81% of similar-size libraries. Use doesn’t match: visits per resident are lower than at 70% of them. What your card is worth ↓
Most programs are for young children
73% of the 142 programs last year were for ages 11 and under, including 46 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; Williamsfield Public Library District serves 2,100 people in and around Williamsfield, and its numbers cover all of them; in a town this small, one busy program or a few avid readers move the per-resident numbers.
What’s behind Williamsfield’s civic life grade
Williamsfield 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 →
Ahead of most similar-size libraries on 3 of 6 measures
Per resident, against libraries serving under 2,500 people across the U.S.
Williamsfield Public Library District serves 2,100 people, so it’s measured against U.S. libraries serving under 2,500.
Every hour the doors are open, about 2 items go out
Fiscal year 2024, for the whole Williamsfield Public Library District system. The library’s own count.
Books and media off the shelf
5,179 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 Williamsfield’s library in 2024, so there’s no split between adults’ and kids’ borrowing.
About 2 kids’ programs a week
Story times, clubs, classes and events, across the whole system, 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
Williamsfield Public Library District, 407 Norman Drive, Williamsfield.
No late fees. Good at every Williamsfield Public Library District branch.
New in Williamsfield? The Handbook →Hours are the survey’s yearly average. Check the library’s own site for today’s hours.
What a library card is worth
Set what you’d borrow in a month. It starts at what the average Williamsfield cardholder borrows.
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $198K.
Last year the library lent and hosted about $108K worth of books, e-books, programs and Wi-Fi on a $198K 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 938 cardholders ÷ 12.
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.
- System-wide. Williamsfield Public Library District serves 2,100 people in and around Williamsfield, so the yearly numbers cover all of them, not just Williamsfield.
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 Williamsfield
Does Williamsfield have a public library?
Yes. Williamsfield Public Library District, 407 Norman Drive, serves 2,100 people in and around Williamsfield (the survey’s count) and is open about 52 hours a week, averaged over the year.
Is Williamsfield Public Library District fine-free?
Yes, no late fees (the library’s 2024 survey report).
How busy is Williamsfield’s library?
It logged 2.2 visits and lent 2.5 print items per resident in 2024, against a typical 3.5 visits for libraries serving under 2,500 people.
What is Williamsfield’s civic life grade?
Williamsfield 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 Williamsfield.
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.