Photo: Chris Light · CC BY-SA 4.0Iroquois Township’s library runs 324 programs per 1,000 residents, against a typical 60 for libraries its size
Brook-Iroquois-Washington Township Public Library serves 1,554 people in and around Iroquois Township. Last year it lent 15K books, movies and e-books and logged 7,072 visits.
The short version on Iroquois Township’s library
Five times the programs of a typical library its size
Brook-Iroquois-Washington Township Public Library ran 503 programs last year, about 10 a week. That’s 324 per 1,000 residents, against a typical 60. Kids & programs ↓
More than half the print loans are for kids
Children’s books and media are 55% of print loans, and kids’ borrowing per resident is higher than at 85% of similar-size libraries. Kids & programs ↓
A well-funded system
Brook-Iroquois-Washington Township Public Library spends $186 per resident a year, about three times the typical $54 for a library its size. Almost all of it (92%) comes from local taxes. What your card is worth ↓
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; Brook-Iroquois-Washington Township Public Library serves 1,554 people in and around Iroquois Township, 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 Iroquois Township’s civic life grade
On community nonprofits and volunteering, Iroquois Township is ahead of 88% of U.S. towns. Iroquois Township is graded on two of the three inputs. Both inputs are above most U.S. towns; Iroquois Township’s count of community nonprofits 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 →
14 community nonprofits are registered in Iroquois Township
12.4 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 (1 here), since whether a church registers depends on its denomination, not the town.
8.1%
8.1% of Iroquois Township’s Facebook users aged 25–44 belong to a volunteering or activism group, against 9.1% in the typical Indiana 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 Iroquois Township’s residents live; 2022.
About 5 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.
Ahead of most similar-size libraries on 6 of 7 measures
Per resident, against libraries serving under 2,500 people across the U.S.
Brook-Iroquois-Washington Township Public Library serves 1,554 people, so it’s measured against U.S. libraries serving under 2,500.
Every hour the doors are open, about 6 items go out
Fiscal year 2024, for the whole Brook-Iroquois-Washington Township Public Library system. The library’s own count.
More than half the print loans are kids’ books
15K loans last year: print, kids’ and digital.
2,430 e-books, e-audiobooks and streams last year. Borrow from home with your card, plus research databases: courses, journals, genealogy and more.
Find it
Brook-Iroquois-Washington Township Public Library, 100 West Main Street, Brook.
No late fees. E-books and audiobooks from home. Loans renew on their own if no one’s waiting. Research databases: courses, journals, genealogy. Good at every Brook-Iroquois-Washington Township Public Library branch.
New in Iroquois Township? 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 Iroquois Township cardholder borrows.
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $289K.
Last year the library lent and hosted about $224K 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 465 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iroquois Township | Brook-Iroquois-Washington Township Public Library fine-free | — | 44 | A |
| Grant Township | Goodland & Grant Township Public Library | — | 32 | B− |
| Washington 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.
- System-wide. Brook-Iroquois-Washington Township Public Library serves 1,554 people in and around Iroquois Township, so the yearly numbers cover all of them, not just Iroquois Township.
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 Iroquois Township
Does Iroquois Township have a public library?
Yes. Brook-Iroquois-Washington Township Public Library, 100 West Main Street, serves 1,554 people in and around Iroquois Township (the survey’s count) and is open about 44 hours a week, averaged over the year.
Is Brook-Iroquois-Washington Township Public Library fine-free? Does it lend e-books?
Yes to both: no late fees, and e-books, audiobooks and research databases with a card (the library’s 2024 survey report).
How busy is Iroquois Township’s library?
It logged 4.6 visits and lent 9.4 items per resident in 2024, against a typical 3.5 visits for libraries serving under 2,500 people.
What is Iroquois Township’s civic life grade?
A Iroquois Township is ahead of 88% of U.S. towns on civic life. 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 Iroquois 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.