Photo: Jared Winkler · CC BY-SA 4.0Lohrville’s library runs 1,070 programs per 1,000 residents, against a typical 60 for libraries its size
J.J. Hands Library serves Lohrville’s 412 residents. Last year it lent 2,615 print books and media and logged 946 visits.
The short version on Lohrville’s library
18 times the programs of a typical library its size
J.J. Hands Library ran 441 programs last year, about 8 a week. That’s 1,070 per 1,000 residents, against a typical 60. Kids & programs ↓
Mostly paid for by gifts, not taxes
59% of the library’s income comes from gifts, endowments, fees and other sources, not taxes. Local taxes cover 35%. What your card is worth ↓
A small-town library
J.J. Hands Library serves 412 residents with about one full-time staff, open about 27 hours a week. 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 ↓
Lohrville invests in its library
J.J. Hands Library spends $152 per resident a year, about three times the typical $54 for a library its size. 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; in a town this small, one busy program or a few avid readers move the per-resident numbers.
What’s behind Lohrville’s civic life grade
Lohrville 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 →
About 1 kids’ program 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.
Ahead of most similar-size libraries on 3 of 6 measures
Per resident, against libraries serving under 2,500 people across the U.S.
J.J. Hands Library serves 412 people, so it’s measured against U.S. libraries serving under 2,500.
Every hour the doors are open, about 2 items go out
Fiscal year 2024. The library’s own count.
Books and media off the shelf
2,615 print loans last year. The library didn’t report its e-book and e-audiobook loans.
Each of the 11K books and other items on the shelves went out about 0.2 time last year, on average.
Find it
J.J. Hands Library, 609 2nd. St., Lohrville.
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 Lohrville cardholder borrows.
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $62K.
Last year the library lent and hosted about $46K worth of books, e-books, programs and Wi-Fi on a $62K 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 204 cardholders ÷ 12.
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 Lohrville
Does Lohrville have a public library?
Yes. J.J. Hands Library, 609 2nd. St., serves Lohrville’s 412 residents (the survey’s count) and is open about 27 hours a week, averaged over the year.
Is J.J. Hands Library fine-free?
Yes, no late fees (the library’s 2024 survey report).
How busy is Lohrville’s library?
It logged 2.3 visits and lent 6.3 print items per resident in 2024, against a typical 3.5 visits for libraries serving under 2,500 people.
What is Lohrville’s civic life grade?
Lohrville 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 Lohrville.
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.