Wright Township’s library logs 0.4 visits per resident, against a typical 3 for libraries its size
Jasonville Public Library serves Wright Township’s 4,923 residents. Last year it lent 12K books, movies and e-books and logged 2,080 visits.
What Wright Township’s library is like
Below typical on every measure
Against libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000 people, Jasonville Public Library sits below the middle on all seven per-resident measures we compare, and in the bottom 30% on six. How it compares ↓
Few programs for a library this size
Jasonville Public Library offered 30 programs last year, 6.1 per 1,000 residents against a typical 34. Kids & programs ↓
Open only about 20 hours a week
Jasonville Public Library keeps short hours: about 20 a week, averaged over the year, so check its schedule before you go. Linton Public Library in Stockton Township, next door, is open about 42 hours a week. The building ↓
Fewer visits than most libraries its size
Jasonville Public Library records 0.4 visits per resident, against a typical 3 for libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000 people, below 97% of similar-size libraries. Borrowing holds up better, at 2.3 print items per resident. How it compares ↓
Runs on less money than most
Jasonville Public Library spends $11 per resident, less than 95% of similar-size libraries (typical: $43). What your card is worth ↓
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.
What’s behind Wright Township’s civic life grade
On community nonprofits and volunteering, Wright Township is ahead of 88% of U.S. towns, #88 of 571 in Indiana. Wright Township is graded on two of the three inputs. Both inputs are above most U.S. towns; the share of younger adults in volunteering groups ranks highest.
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 →
15 community nonprofits are registered in Wright Township
4.2 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 (6 here), since whether a church registers depends on its denomination, not the town.
16.0%
16.0% of Wright 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 Wright Township’s residents live; 2022.
Below most similar-size libraries on all 8 measures
Per resident, against libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000 people across the U.S.
Jasonville Public Library serves 4,923 people, so it’s measured against U.S. libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000.
Every hour the doors are open, about 11 items go out
Fiscal year 2024. The library’s own count.
Mostly books and media off the shelf
12K loans last year: print, kids’ and digital.
Each of the 32K books and other items on the shelves went out about 0.4 time last year, on average.
30 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 Wright Township last year.
Find it
Jasonville Public Library, 611 West Main Street, Jasonville.
Hours are the survey’s yearly average. Check the library’s own site for today’s hours.
For every $1 it spends, the library lends about $3.25 worth
Set what you’d borrow in a month. It starts at what the average Wright Township cardholder borrows.
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $54K.
Last year the library lent and hosted about $175K worth of books, e-books, programs and Wi-Fi on a $54K budget.
Late fines apply to some overdue items.
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 1,003 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wright Township | Jasonville Public Library | 2.3 | 20 | A |
| Stockton Township | Linton Public Library | — | 42 | B+ |
| Cass Township | Dugger Public Library fine-free | — | 30 | A− |
| Jackson Township | None of its own | — | — | — too few inputs |
| Smith Township | None of its own | — | — | — under 1,000 residents |
| Lewis Township | None of its own | — | — | A+ |
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 Wright Township
Does Wright Township have a public library?
Yes. Jasonville Public Library, 611 West Main Street, serves Wright Township’s 4,923 residents (the survey’s count) and is open about 20 hours a week, averaged over the year.
Is Jasonville Public Library fine-free?
It charges late fines on some overdue items (the library’s 2024 survey report).
How busy is Wright Township’s library?
It logged 0.4 visits and lent 2.3 items per resident in 2024, against a typical 3 visits for libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000 people.
What is Wright Township’s civic life grade?
A Wright Township is ahead of 88% of U.S. towns on civic life, #88 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 Wright 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.