Photo: Wayne Wilkinson · CC BY 2.0Ohio Township’s library logs 1.6 visits per resident, against a typical 3.5 for libraries its size
Ohio Public Library District serves Ohio Township’s 912 residents. Last year it lent 2,738 print books and media and logged 1,479 visits.
What stands out about Ohio Township’s library
Read from the library’s own yearly report. The page puts what stands out first.
What’s behind Ohio Township’s civic life grade
Ohio 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 →
Ahead of most similar-size libraries on 2 of 6 measures
Per resident, against libraries serving under 2,500 people across the U.S.
Ohio Public Library District serves 912 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
2,738 print loans last year. The library didn’t report its e-book and e-audiobook loans.
The survey has no count of children’s loans for Ohio Township’s library in 2024, so there’s no split between adults’ and kids’ borrowing.
Each of the 11K books and other items on the shelves went out about 0.3 time last year, on average.
40 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.
Find it
Ohio Public Library District, 112 North Main Street, Ohio.
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 Ohio Township cardholder borrows.
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $67K.
Last year the library lent and hosted about $48K worth of books, e-books, programs and Wi-Fi on a $67K 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 616 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walnut Township | Walnut Public Library District | 4.9 | 29 | C |
| Ohio Township | Ohio Public Library District fine-free | 3.0 | 25 | — under 1,000 residents |
| La Moille Township | Lamoille-Clarion Public Library District | — | 36 | — graded with its twin city |
| Dover Township | None of its own | — | — | — under 1,000 residents |
| East Grove 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.
- Digital loans not reported. Illinois libraries often don’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 Ohio Township
Does Ohio Township have a public library?
Yes. Ohio Public Library District, 112 North Main Street, serves Ohio Township’s 912 residents (the survey’s count) and is open about 25 hours a week, averaged over the year.
Is Ohio Public Library District fine-free?
Yes, no late fees (the library’s 2024 survey report).
How busy is Ohio Township’s library?
It logged 1.6 visits and lent 3.0 print items per resident in 2024, against a typical 3.5 visits for libraries serving under 2,500 people.
What is Ohio Township’s civic life grade?
Ohio 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 Ohio 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.