Wildcat Township’s library runs 341 programs per 1,000 residents, against a typical 60 for libraries its size
Moline Public Library serves 340 people in and around Wildcat Township. Last year it lent 3,422 books, movies and e-books and logged 3,665 visits.
Wildcat Township’s library, in brief
Six times the programs of a typical library its size
Moline Public Library ran 116 programs last year, about 2 a week. That’s 341 per 1,000 residents, against a typical 60. People show up: 2,438 attended. Kids & programs ↓
Open only about 13 hours a week
Moline Public Library keeps short hours: about 13 a week, averaged over the year, so check its schedule before you go. The building ↓
Kansas pays a big share
45% of the budget comes from the state, and 46% from local taxes. Nationally, most library money is local. What your card is worth ↓
A small-town library
Moline Public Library serves 340 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 ↓
People come to Moline Public Library a lot
Moline Public Library logs 11 visits per resident, against a typical 3.5 for libraries serving under 2,500 people, more than 91% of similar-size libraries. Borrowing is above typical too, at 8.1 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; in a town this small, one busy program or a few avid readers move the per-resident numbers.
What’s behind Wildcat Township’s civic life grade
Wildcat 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 →
116 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 7 of 8 measures
Per resident, against libraries serving under 2,500 people across the U.S.
Moline Public Library serves 340 people, so it’s measured against U.S. libraries serving under 2,500.
Every hour the doors are open, about 5 items go out
Fiscal year 2024. The library’s own count.
Almost half the print loans are kids’ books
3,422 loans last year: print, kids’ and digital.
Each of the 4,705 books and other items on the shelves went out about 0.6 time last year, on average.
660 e-books, e-audiobooks and streams last year. Borrow from home with your card, plus research databases: courses, journals, genealogy and more.
Find it
Moline Public Library, 107 N. Main, Moline.
No late fees. E-books and audiobooks from home. Research databases: courses, journals, genealogy.
New in Wildcat 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 $2.82 worth
Set what you’d borrow in a month. It starts at what the average Wildcat Township cardholder borrows.
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $28K.
Last year the library lent and hosted about $78K worth of books, e-books, programs and Wi-Fi on a $28K 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 150 cardholders ÷ 12.
Libraries next door
Wildcat Township ranks 2nd of 3 for borrowing per resident. Tap a town to see its library.
| Town | Library | Loans per resident | Hours | Civic life |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howard Township | Howard City Library fine-free | 10.6 | 16 | — under 1,000 residents |
| 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 |
| Elk Falls Township | None of its own | — | — | — under 1,000 residents |
| Union Center Township | None of its own | — | — | — under 1,000 residents |
| Center 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 Wildcat Township
Does Wildcat Township have a public library?
Yes. Moline Public Library, 107 N. Main, serves 340 people in and around Wildcat Township (the survey’s count) and is open about 13 hours a week, averaged over the year.
Is Moline 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 Wildcat Township’s library?
It logged 10.8 visits and lent 10.1 items per resident in 2024, against a typical 3.5 visits for libraries serving under 2,500 people.
What is Wildcat Township’s civic life grade?
Wildcat 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 Wildcat 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.