Redding Township has no public library of its own; the nearest is Jackson County Public Library in Seymour, 4.8 miles away
Redding Township doesn’t have a public library of its own. The closest is Jackson County Public Library in Seymour, 4.8 miles away. Many small-town libraries give cards to neighbors, sometimes for a yearly fee, so call ahead.
CCivic lifeAhead of 27% of U.S. towns · #492 of 571 in Indiana. Nonprofits and volunteering.Getting a library card from Redding Township
Redding Township borrows from the libraries next door
Redding Township has no public library of its own, but Jackson County Public Library is 4.8 miles away in Seymour. Many small-town libraries give cards to people from neighboring towns, sometimes for a yearly fee, so call ahead. Nearest libraries ↓
Redding Township isn’t the only town nearby without one
Sand Creek Township, Wayne Township and Hamilton Township don’t have a public library of their own either. Among the towns next door, Jackson Township (Jackson County Public Library) and Seymour (Jackson County Public Library) do. Libraries next door ↓
The closest isn’t the one open longest
Jackson County Public Library is nearest, open about 54 hours a week. Jennings County Public Library, 11 miles away, is open about 64 hours a week, so it may be easier to fit in. Nearest libraries ↓
The nearby libraries are all fine-free
None of the four closest libraries charges 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 Redding Township’s civic life grade
On community nonprofits and volunteering, Redding Township is ahead of 27% of U.S. towns, #492 of 571 in Indiana. Redding Township is graded on two of the three inputs. The share of younger adults in volunteering groups holds the grade up; Redding Township’s count of community nonprofits pulls it down.
Most U.S. towns with similar household incomes ($64K–$107K) score higher, so income alone doesn’t account for 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 →
10 community nonprofits are registered in Redding 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 (3 here), since whether a church registers depends on its denomination, not the town.
8.0%
8.0% of Redding 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 Redding Township’s residents live; 2022.
The closest is 4.8 miles away
Closest first, measured from the center of Redding 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson Township | Jackson County Public Library fine-free | — | 54 | B |
| Seymour | Jackson County Public Library fine-free | — | 54 | B+ |
| Sand Creek Township | None of its own | — | — | C− |
| Wayne Township | None of its own | — | — | C− |
| Hamilton Township | None of its own | — | — | C− |
| Spencer 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 Redding Township
Does Redding Township have a public library?
No. The closest is Jackson County Public Library in Seymour, 4.8 miles from the town center. Many libraries give cards to people from neighboring towns, sometimes for a yearly fee, so call ahead.
What is Redding Township’s civic life grade?
C Redding Township is ahead of 27% of U.S. towns on civic life, #492 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 Redding 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.