York Township’s library runs 65 programs per 1,000 residents, against a typical 34 for libraries its size
York Township Public Library serves York Township’s 2,740 residents. Last year it lent 9,776 print books and media and logged 2,548 visits.
What York Township’s library is like
Programs lean toward adults
62% of the 177 programs last year were for adults: classes, talks, clubs and events. 56 were for children. Kids & programs ↓
Fewer visits than most libraries its size
York Township Public Library records 0.9 visits per resident, against a typical 3 for libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000 people, below 90% of similar-size libraries. Borrowing holds up better, at 3.6 print items per resident. How it compares ↓
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 York Township’s civic life grade
On library visits, community nonprofits and volunteering, York Township is ahead of 13% of U.S. towns, #656 of 754 in Illinois. All three inputs sit below most U.S. towns; York Township’s count of community nonprofits comes closest to the middle.
York Township’s 2024 visits are an estimate from one typical week (the survey’s method for libraries that don’t count every visit).
Most U.S. towns with similar household incomes ($50K–$83K) 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.
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 →
8 community nonprofits are registered in York Township
2.9 per 1,000 residents, against a U.S. town median of 3.7. The largest group: youth, sports & recreation.
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 (1 here), since whether a church registers depends on its denomination, not the town.
6.3%
6.3% of York 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 York Township’s residents live; 2022.
Ahead of most similar-size libraries on 2 of 6 measures
Per resident, against libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000 people across the U.S.
York Township Public Library serves 2,740 people, so it’s measured against U.S. libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000.
Every hour the doors are open, about 8 items go out
Fiscal year 2024. The library’s own count.
Books and media off the shelf
9,776 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 York Township’s library in 2024, so there’s no split between adults’ and kids’ borrowing.
Each of the 18K books and other items on the shelves went out about 0.5 time last year, on average.
About 1 kids’ program 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
York Township Public Library, 1005 West Main Street, Thomson.
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 $2.05 worth
Set what you’d borrow in a month. It starts at what the average York Township cardholder borrows.
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $92K.
Last year the library lent and hosted about $188K worth of books, e-books, programs and Wi-Fi on a $92K 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 921 cardholders ÷ 12.
Libraries next door
York Township ranks 3rd of 4 for borrowing per resident. Tap a town to see its library.
| Town | Library | Loans per resident | Hours | Civic life |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fulton Township | Schmaling Memorial Public Library District | 6.9 | 37 | B− |
| Mount Carroll Township | Mount Carroll District Library fine-free | 3.6 | 48 | A+ |
| York Township | York Township Public Library | 3.6 | 24 | D |
| Savanna Township | Savanna Public Library District | 1.4 | 22 | A− |
| Fairhaven Township | Chadwick Public Library District fine-free | — | 29 | — 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.
- Visits are a typical-week estimate. York Township Public Library counted one typical week and multiplied by 52, as the survey allows.
- 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 York Township
Does York Township have a public library?
Yes. York Township Public Library, 1005 West Main Street, serves York Township’s 2,740 residents (the survey’s count) and is open about 24 hours a week, averaged over the year.
Is York Township Public Library fine-free?
It charges late fines on some overdue items (the library’s 2024 survey report).
How busy is York Township’s library?
It logged 0.9 visits and lent 3.6 print items per resident in 2024, against a typical 3 visits for libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000 people.
What is York Township’s civic life grade?
D York Township is ahead of 13% of U.S. towns on civic life, #656 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 York 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.