Photo: Nyttend · Public domainJackson Township’s library runs 118 programs per 1,000 residents, against a typical 60 for libraries its size
Dublin Public Library serves Jackson Township’s 679 residents. Last year it lent 463 print books and media and logged 1,408 visits.
Jackson Township’s library, in brief
A small-town library
Dublin Public Library serves 679 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 ↓
Open only about 20 hours a week
Dublin Public Library keeps short hours: about 20 a week, averaged over the year, so check its schedule before you go. Hagerstown-Jefferson Township Public Library in Jefferson Township, next door, is open about 42 hours a week. The buildings ↓
Few residents carry a card
Only 18% of the people Dublin Public Library serves have a library card, against a typical 54% for its size. How it compares ↓
People visit, but borrow less than most
Dublin Public Library lends 0.7 print items per resident, against a typical 3.9 for libraries serving under 2,500 people, fewer than 95% of similar-size libraries, though visits are closer to typical. What people borrow ↓
Programs lean toward adults
63% of the 80 programs last year were for adults: classes, talks, clubs and events. 19 were for children. 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; in a town this small, one busy program or a few avid readers move the per-resident numbers.
What’s behind Jackson Township’s civic life grade
On library visits, community nonprofits and volunteering, Jackson Township is ahead of 50% of U.S. towns, #334 of 571 in Indiana. The share of younger adults in volunteering groups holds the grade up; library visits pull 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 →
14 community nonprofits are registered in Jackson Township
3.3 per 1,000 residents, against a U.S. town median of 3.7. The largest group: civic groups, clubs & veterans.
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.
12.3%
12.3% of Jackson Township’s Facebook users aged 25–44 belong to a volunteering or activism group, against 9.1% in the typical Indiana 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 Jackson Township’s residents live; 2022.
Ahead of most similar-size libraries on 2 of 7 measures
Per resident, against libraries serving under 2,500 people across the U.S.
Dublin Public Library serves 679 people, so it’s measured against U.S. libraries serving under 2,500.
A year at Dublin Public Library
Fiscal year 2024. The library’s own count.
More than half the print loans are kids’ books
463 print loans last year. The library didn’t report its e-book and e-audiobook loans.
Each of the 9,954 books and other items on the shelves went out about 0 time last year, on average.
Borrow from home with your card, plus research databases: courses, journals, genealogy and more.
80 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.
children’s books and media borrowed per child under 18 in Jackson Township last year.
2 places to borrow in Jackson Township
Dublin Public Library, 2249 East Cumberland Street, Dublin.
No late fees. E-books and audiobooks from home. Research databases: courses, journals, genealogy.
New in Jackson Township? The Handbook →Hours are the survey’s yearly average. Check the library’s own site for today’s hours.
Other libraries in Jackson Township
What a library card is worth
Set what you’d borrow in a month. It starts at what the average Jackson Township cardholder borrows.
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $38K.
Last year the library lent and hosted about $16K worth of books, e-books, programs and Wi-Fi on a $38K 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 120 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson Township | Dublin Public Library fine-free | 0.7 | 20 | B− |
| Jefferson Township | Hagerstown-Jefferson Township Public Library fine-free | — | 42 | B |
| Harrison Township | None of its own | — | — | — under 1,000 residents |
| Dudley Township | None of its own | — | — | — too few inputs |
| Washington Township | None of its own | — | — | A− |
| Posey 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.
- Visits are a typical-week estimate. Dublin Public Library counted one typical week and multiplied by 52, as the survey allows.
- 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 Jackson Township
Does Jackson Township have a public library?
Yes. Dublin Public Library, 2249 East Cumberland Street, serves Jackson Township’s 679 residents (the survey’s count) and is open about 20 hours a week, averaged over the year.
Is Dublin 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 Jackson Township’s library?
It logged 2.1 visits and lent 0.7 print items per resident in 2024, against a typical 3.5 visits for libraries serving under 2,500 people.
What is Jackson Township’s civic life grade?
B− Jackson Township is ahead of 50% of U.S. towns on civic life, #334 of 571 in Indiana. 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 Jackson 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.