Le Roy Township’s library runs 194 programs per 1,000 residents, against a typical 34 for libraries its size
Leroy Community Library serves 2,916 people in and around Le Roy Township. Last year it lent 5,923 print books and media and logged 8,754 visits.
Le Roy Township’s library, in brief
Mostly paid for by gifts, not taxes
74% of the system’s income comes from gifts, endowments, fees and other sources, not taxes. Local taxes cover 22%. What your card is worth ↓
Six times the programs of a typical library its size
Leroy Community Library ran 566 programs last year, about 11 a week. That’s 194 per 1,000 residents, against a typical 34. People show up: 5,669 attended. Kids & programs ↓
Kids’ books are most of what goes out
Children’s books and media make up 60% of print loans. Per resident, kids’ borrowing is lower than at 61% of similar-size libraries, so the high share mostly reflects light borrowing by adults. What people borrow ↓
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; Leroy Community Library serves 2,916 people in and around Le Roy Township, and its numbers cover all of them.
What’s behind Le Roy Township’s civic life grade
On community nonprofits and volunteering, Le Roy Township is ahead of 55% of U.S. towns. Le Roy Township is graded on two of the three inputs. The share of younger adults in volunteering groups holds the grade up; Le Roy Township’s count of community nonprofits pulls it down.
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 →
3 community nonprofits are registered in Le Roy Township
1.6 per 1,000 residents, against a U.S. town median of 3.7. The largest group: arts & culture.
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 (2 here), since whether a church registers depends on its denomination, not the town.
15.5%
15.5% of Le Roy Township’s Facebook users aged 25–44 belong to a volunteering or activism group, against 12.4% in the typical Michigan 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 Le Roy Township’s residents live; 2022.
About 4 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 3 of 7 measures
Per resident, against libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000 people across the U.S.
Leroy Community Library serves 2,916 people, so it’s measured against U.S. libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000.
Every hour the doors are open, about 4 items go out
Fiscal year 2024, for the whole Leroy Community Library system. The library’s own count.
More than half the print loans are kids’ books
5,923 print loans last year. The library didn’t report its e-book and e-audiobook loans.
Borrow from home with your card, plus research databases: courses, journals, genealogy and more.
Find it
Leroy Community Library, 104 West Gilbert Street, Leroy.
No late fees. E-books and audiobooks from home. Research databases: courses, journals, genealogy. Good at every Leroy Community Library branch.
New in Le Roy 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 $2.42 worth
Set what you’d borrow in a month. It starts at what the average Le Roy Township cardholder borrows.
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $61K.
Last year the library lent and hosted about $147K worth of books, e-books, programs and Wi-Fi on a $61K 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 976 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Roy Township | Leroy Community Library fine-free | — | 27 | B |
| Burdell Township | Tustin Community Library fine-free | — | 40 | A |
| Ellsworth Township | Luther Area Public Library | — | 26 | — under 1,000 residents |
| Le Roy | Leroy Community Library fine-free | — | 27 | — under 1,000 residents |
| Lincoln Township | None of its own | — | — | A |
| Rose Lake Township | None of its own | — | — | B |
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.
- Digital loans not reported. The library didn’t report e-book loans, so borrowing here is print only.
- System-wide. Leroy Community Library serves 2,916 people in and around Le Roy Township, so the yearly numbers cover all of them, not just Le Roy 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 Le Roy Township
Does Le Roy Township have a public library?
Yes. Leroy Community Library, 104 West Gilbert Street, serves 2,916 people in and around Le Roy Township (the survey’s count) and is open about 27 hours a week, averaged over the year.
Is Leroy Community 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 Le Roy Township’s library?
It logged 3.0 visits and lent 2.0 print items per resident in 2024, against a typical 3 visits for libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000 people.
What is Le Roy Township’s civic life grade?
B Le Roy Township is ahead of 55% 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 Le Roy 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.