York Township’s library runs 677 programs per 1,000 residents, against a typical 60 for libraries its size
York Township Public Library serves 155 people in and around York Township. Last year it lent 374 books, movies and e-books and logged 617 visits.
What York Township’s library is like
11 times the programs of a typical library its size
York Township Public Library ran 105 programs last year, about 2 a week. That’s 677 per 1,000 residents, against a typical 60. People show up: 437 attended. Kids & programs ↓
Open only about 8 hours a week
The York Township branch keeps short hours: about 8 a week, averaged over the year, so check its schedule before you go. The building ↓
Programs lean toward adults
72% of the 105 programs last year were for adults: classes, talks, clubs and events. 28 were for children. Kids & programs ↓
A well-funded system
York Township Public Library spends $130 per resident a year, about twice the typical $54 for a library its size. Almost all of it (94%) comes from local taxes. 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; York Township Public Library serves 155 people in and around York Township, and its numbers cover all of them; in a town this small, one busy program or a few avid readers move the per-resident numbers.
What’s behind York Township’s civic life grade
York Township isn’t graded on civic life: TownRatings grades towns of 1,000 residents or more.
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 →
105 programs a year
Story times, clubs, classes and events, across the whole system, by who they’re for.
Programs last year by age group
story times and programs a week for ages 0–5, on average.
Ahead of most similar-size libraries on 4 of 8 measures
Per resident, against libraries serving under 2,500 people across the U.S.
York Township Public Library serves 155 people, so it’s measured against U.S. libraries serving under 2,500.
A year at York Township Public Library
Fiscal year 2024, for the whole York Township Public Library system. The library’s own count.
Mostly books and media off the shelf
374 loans last year: print, kids’ and digital.
Borrow from home with your card, plus research databases: courses, journals, genealogy and more.
Find it
York Township Public Library, 8908 West 845 North, Earl Park.
No late fees. E-books and audiobooks from home. Research databases: courses, journals, genealogy. Good at every York Township Public Library branch.
New in York Township? The Handbook →Hours are the survey’s yearly average. Check the library’s own site for today’s hours.
What a library card is worth
Set what you’d borrow in a month. It starts at what the average York Township cardholder borrows.
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $20K.
Last year the library lent and hosted about $11K worth of books, e-books, programs and Wi-Fi on a $20K 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 52 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| York Township | York Township Public Library fine-free | — | 8 | — under 1,000 residents |
| Richland Township | Earl Park-Richland Township Public Library | — | 25 | — under 1,000 residents |
| Jefferson Township | Kentland-Jefferson Township Public Library fine-free | — | 40 | B− |
| Sheldon Township | Sheldon Public Library District fine-free | — | 50 | A− |
| Parish Grove Township | None of its own | — | — | — under 1,000 residents |
| Stockland 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.
- System-wide. York Township Public Library serves 155 people in and around York Township, so the yearly numbers cover all of them, not just York Township.
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 York Township
Does York Township have a public library?
Yes. York Township Public Library, 8908 West 845 North, serves 155 people in and around York Township (the survey’s count) and is open about 8 hours a week, averaged over the year.
Is York Township 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 York Township’s library?
It logged 4.0 visits and lent 2.4 items per resident in 2024, against a typical 3.5 visits for libraries serving under 2,500 people.
What is York Township’s civic life grade?
York Township isn’t graded on civic life: TownRatings grades towns of 1,000 residents or more. How it works.
Book talk
Reading, story times and the library in York 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.