Vigo County Home for Dependent Children · Photo: Christina Blust · CC BY-SA 2.0Lost Creek Township has no public library of its own; the nearest is 12 Points Branch Library in Terre Haute, 5.7 miles away
Lost Creek Township doesn’t have a public library of its own. The closest is 12 Points Branch Library in Terre Haute, 5.7 miles away. Many small-town libraries give cards to neighbors, sometimes for a yearly fee, so call ahead.
BCivic lifeAhead of 63% of U.S. towns · #226 of 571 in Indiana. Nonprofits and volunteering.Getting a library card from Lost Creek Township
Lost Creek Township borrows from the libraries next door
Lost Creek Township has no public library of its own, but four libraries are within 10 miles, the closest being 12 Points Branch Library in Terre Haute (5.7 miles). Many small-town libraries give cards to people from neighboring towns, sometimes for a yearly fee, so call ahead. Nearest libraries ↓
Lost Creek Township isn’t the only town nearby without one
Posey Township, Nevins Township and Riley Township don’t have a public library of their own either. Among the towns next door, Harrison Township (Vigo County Public Library) and Terre Haute (Vigo County Public Library) do. Libraries next door ↓
The closest isn’t the one open longest
12 Points Branch Library is nearest, open about 48 hours a week. Vigo County Public Library, 6.2 miles away, is open about 70 hours a week, so it may be easier to fit in. Nearest libraries ↓
Most nearby libraries are fine-free
Three of the four closest libraries don’t charge late fines. Nearest libraries ↓
This summary is written from the numbers on this page. Distances are straight-line from the town center.
What’s behind Lost Creek Township’s civic life grade
On community nonprofits and volunteering, Lost Creek Township is ahead of 63% of U.S. towns, #226 of 571 in Indiana. Lost Creek Township is graded on two of the three inputs. The share of younger adults in volunteering groups holds the grade up; Lost Creek 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 →
34 community nonprofits are registered in Lost Creek Township
3.1 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 (13 here), since whether a church registers depends on its denomination, not the town. 2 more name a national or statewide reach and are left out.
10.5%
10.5% of Lost Creek 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 Lost Creek Township’s residents live; 2022.
The closest is 5.7 miles away
Closest first, measured from the center of Lost Creek Township. Each one’s hours, and whether it charges late fines.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison Township | Vigo County Public Library fine-free | — | 70 | B+ |
| Terre Haute | Vigo County Public Library fine-free | — | 70 | B+ |
| Posey Township | None of its own | — | — | B+ |
| Nevins Township | None of its own | — | — | A− |
| Riley Township | None of its own | — | — | B |
| Cloverland | None of its own | — | — | — under 1,000 residents |
| Otter Creek Township | None of its own | — | — | C+ |
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.
- The library’s own count. Libraries report their own visits, loans and programs. A library that didn’t respond keeps its address and hours here, with no numbers.
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 Lost Creek Township
Does Lost Creek Township have a public library?
No. The closest is 12 Points Branch Library in Terre Haute, 5.7 miles from the town center. Many libraries give cards to people from neighboring towns, sometimes for a yearly fee, so call ahead.
What is Lost Creek Township’s civic life grade?
B Lost Creek Township is ahead of 63% of U.S. towns on civic life, #226 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 Lost Creek 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.