Greenfield Township’s library runs 277 programs per 1,000 residents, against a typical 60 for libraries its size
Grenola Public Library serves 148 people in and around Greenfield Township. Last year it lent 782 books, movies and e-books and logged 546 visits.
The short version on Greenfield Township’s library
Kansas pays a big share
72% of the budget comes from the state, and 27% from local taxes. Nationally, most library money is local. What your card is worth ↓
Open only about 10 hours a week
Grenola Public Library keeps short hours: about 10 a week, averaged over the year, so check its schedule before you go. The building ↓
Five times the programs of a typical library its size
Grenola Public Library ran 41 programs last year, about 1 a week. That’s 277 per 1,000 residents, against a typical 60. Kids & programs ↓
A small-town library
Grenola Public Library serves 148 residents with about one full-time staff. It’s compared only with libraries serving under 2,500 people, because per-person numbers always look big in a small town. A year at the library ↓
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; in a town this small, one busy program or a few avid readers move the per-resident numbers.
What’s behind Greenfield Township’s civic life grade
Greenfield 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 →
41 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.
Ahead of most similar-size libraries on 6 of 8 measures
Per resident, against libraries serving under 2,500 people across the U.S.
Grenola Public Library serves 148 people, so it’s measured against U.S. libraries serving under 2,500.
Every hour the doors are open, about 1 item goes out
Fiscal year 2024. The library’s own count.
Mostly books and media off the shelf
782 loans last year: print, kids’ and digital.
Each of the 4,872 books and other items on the shelves went out about 0.2 time last year, on average.
6 e-books, e-audiobooks and streams last year. Borrow from home with your card, plus research databases: courses, journals, genealogy and more.
Find it
Grenola Public Library, 205 South Main, Grenola.
No late fees. E-books and audiobooks from home. Research databases: courses, journals, genealogy.
New in Greenfield Township? The Handbook →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 $1.09 worth
Set what you’d borrow in a month. It starts at what the average Greenfield Township cardholder borrows.
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $12K.
Last year the library lent and hosted about $13K worth of books, e-books, programs and Wi-Fi on a $12K 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 86 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wildcat Township | Moline Public Library fine-free | 10.1 | 13 | — under 1,000 residents |
| Greenfield Township | Grenola Public Library fine-free | 5.3 | 10 | — under 1,000 residents |
| Union Center Township | None of its own | — | — | — under 1,000 residents |
| Windsor 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 Greenfield Township
Does Greenfield Township have a public library?
Yes. Grenola Public Library, 205 South Main, serves 148 people in and around Greenfield Township (the survey’s count) and is open about 10 hours a week, averaged over the year.
Is Grenola 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 Greenfield Township’s library?
It logged 3.7 visits and lent 5.3 items per resident in 2024, against a typical 3.5 visits for libraries serving under 2,500 people.
What is Greenfield Township’s civic life grade?
Greenfield 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 Greenfield 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.