Rickenbaugh House · Photo: Nyttend · Public domainOil Township has no public library of its own; the nearest is Birdseye Branch in Birdseye, 11 miles away
Oil Township doesn’t have a public library of its own. The closest is Birdseye Branch in Birdseye, 11 miles away. Many small-town libraries give cards to neighbors, sometimes for a yearly fee, so call ahead.
–Civic lifeNot graded: fewer than two of the three inputsLibraries for Oil Township, in brief
Oil Township borrows from the libraries next door
Oil Township has no public library of its own, but Birdseye Branch is 11 miles away in Birdseye. Many small-town libraries give cards to people from neighboring towns, sometimes for a yearly fee, so call ahead. Nearest libraries ↓
Oil Township isn’t the only town nearby without one
Clark Township, Leopold Township and Union Township don’t have a public library of their own either. Libraries next door ↓
The closest isn’t the one open longest
Birdseye Branch is nearest, open about 14 hours a week. Ferdinand Branch, 16 miles away, is open about 57 hours a week, so it may be easier to fit in. Nearest libraries ↓
This summary is written from the numbers on this page. Distances are straight-line from the town center.
What’s behind Oil Township’s civic life grade
Oil Township isn’t graded on civic life: it has no public library of its own and the volunteering estimate doesn’t cover enough of 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 →
5 community nonprofits are registered in Oil Township
2.0 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 (2 here), since whether a church registers depends on its denomination, not the town.
The closest is 11 miles away
Closest first, measured from the center of Oil 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clark Township | None of its own | — | — | — too few inputs |
| Leopold Township | None of its own | — | — | — under 1,000 residents |
| Union Township | None of its own | — | — | — under 1,000 residents |
| Boone Township | None of its own | — | — | — under 1,000 residents |
| Union Township | None of its own | — | — | — under 1,000 residents |
| Johnson 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.
- 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 Oil Township
Does Oil Township have a public library?
No. The closest is Birdseye Branch in Birdseye, 11 miles from the town center. Many libraries give cards to people from neighboring towns, sometimes for a yearly fee, so call ahead.
What is Oil Township’s civic life grade?
Oil Township isn’t graded on civic life: it has no public library of its own and the volunteering estimate doesn’t cover enough of it. How it works.
Book talk
Reading, story times and the library in Oil 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.