Photo: Rob Cooley from Youngtown, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0Youngtown’s library lends 0.6 print items per resident, against a typical 3.8 for libraries its size
Youngtown Public Library serves Youngtown’s 7,161 residents. Last year it lent 4,648 print books and media and logged 6,013 visits.
The short version on Youngtown’s library
Youngtown Public Library is used less than most libraries its size
Youngtown Public Library records 0.8 visits per resident, against a typical 3 for libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000 people. Borrowing is 0.6 print items per resident, against a typical 3.8. How it compares ↓
Most programs are for young children
72% of the 198 programs last year were for ages 11 and under, including 47 for ages 0–5. Kids & programs ↓
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 Youngtown’s civic life grade
On library visits, community nonprofits and volunteering, Youngtown is ahead of 2% of U.S. towns, #62 of 68 in Arizona. All three inputs sit below most U.S. towns; Youngtown’s count of community nonprofits comes closest to the middle.
Most U.S. towns with similar household incomes ($51K–$85K) 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 →
14 community nonprofits are registered in Youngtown
2.0 per 1,000 residents, against a U.S. town median of 3.7. The largest group: environment & animals.
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 (4 here), since whether a church registers depends on its denomination, not the town.
3.2%
3.2% of Youngtown’s Facebook users aged 25–44 belong to a volunteering or activism group, against 6.0% in the typical Arizona 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 Youngtown’s residents live; 2022.
Ahead of most similar-size libraries on 2 of 7 measures
Per resident, against libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000 people across the U.S.
Youngtown Public Library serves 7,161 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. The library’s own count.
Books and media off the shelf
4,648 print loans last year. The library didn’t report its e-book and e-audiobook loans.
Each of the 6,942 books and other items on the shelves went out about 0.7 time last year, on average.
About 3 kids’ programs 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.
children’s books and media borrowed per child under 18 in Youngtown last year.
Find it
Youngtown Public Library, 12035 N Club House Sq, Youngtown.
No late fees. Loans renew on their own if no one’s waiting. Research databases: courses, journals, genealogy.
New in Youngtown? 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 Youngtown cardholder borrows.
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $198K.
Last year the library lent and hosted about $118K worth of books, e-books, programs and Wi-Fi on a $198K 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 3,597 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.
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.
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 Youngtown
Does Youngtown have a public library?
Yes. Youngtown Public Library, 12035 N Club House Sq, serves Youngtown’s 7,161 residents (the survey’s count) and is open about 24 hours a week, averaged over the year.
Is Youngtown Public Library fine-free?
Yes, no late fees (the library’s 2024 survey report).
How busy is Youngtown’s library?
It logged 0.8 visits and lent 0.6 print items per resident in 2024, against a typical 3 visits for libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000 people.
What is Youngtown’s civic life grade?
D− Youngtown is ahead of 2% of U.S. towns on civic life, #62 of 68 in Arizona. 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 Youngtown.
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.