North Fork Solomon River Lattice Truss Bridge · Photo: Ammodramus · CC0Highland-District 2 Township’s library logs 9.4 visits per resident, against a typical 3.5 for libraries its size
Lenora Public Library serves 200 people in and around Highland-District 2 Township. Last year it lent 991 books, movies and e-books and logged 1,872 visits.
The short version on Highland-District 2 Township’s library
More library cards than residents
363 cards for 200 people. Cards held by people from outside the service area count too, so the total can pass the population. At the typical library serving under 2,500 people, it’s 54%. How it compares ↓
Open only about 17 hours a week
Lenora Public Library keeps short hours: about 17 a week, averaged over the year, so check its schedule before you go. The building ↓
A small-town library
Lenora Public Library serves 200 residents with about one full-time staff. It’s compared only with libraries serving under 2,500 people, because per-person numbers always look big in a small town. A year at the library ↓
Gifts and endowments pay a real share
37% of the library’s income comes from gifts, endowments, fees and other sources, not taxes. Local taxes cover 36%. What your card is worth ↓
People come to Lenora Public Library a lot
Lenora Public Library logs 9.4 visits per resident, against a typical 3.5 for libraries serving under 2,500 people, more than 88% of similar-size libraries. Borrowing is above typical too, at 4.1 print items per resident. How it compares ↓
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; in a town this small, one busy program or a few avid readers move the per-resident numbers.
What’s behind Highland-District 2 Township’s civic life grade
Highland-District 2 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 →
Every hour the doors are open, about 1 item goes out
Fiscal year 2024. The library’s own count.
Ahead of most similar-size libraries on 7 of 8 measures
Per resident, against libraries serving under 2,500 people across the U.S.
Lenora Public Library serves 200 people, so it’s measured against U.S. libraries serving under 2,500.
Mostly books and media off the shelf
991 loans last year: print, kids’ and digital.
Each of the 4,539 books and other items on the shelves went out about 0.2 time last year, on average.
166 e-books, e-audiobooks and streams last year. Borrow from home with your card, plus research databases: courses, journals, genealogy and more.
25 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.
Find it
Lenora Public Library, 110 N Main, Lenora.
No late fees. E-books and audiobooks from home. Research databases: courses, journals, genealogy.
New in Highland-District 2 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 Highland-District 2 Township cardholder borrows.
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $21K.
Last year the library lent and hosted about $17K worth of books, e-books, programs and Wi-Fi on a $21K 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 363 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highland-District 2 Township | Lenora Public Library fine-free | 5.0 | 17 | — under 1,000 residents |
| Solomon-District 3 Township | None of its own | — | — | — under 1,000 residents |
| Center-District 1 Township | None of its own | — | — | D |
| Allodium Township | None of its own | — | — | — under 1,000 residents |
| Allison Township | None of its own | — | — | — under 1,000 residents |
| Pleasant Valley Township | None of its own | — | — | — under 1,000 residents |
| Indiana Township | None of its own | — | — | — under 1,000 residents |
| Garfield 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 Highland-District 2 Township
Does Highland-District 2 Township have a public library?
Yes. Lenora Public Library, 110 N Main, serves 200 people in and around Highland-District 2 Township (the survey’s count) and is open about 17 hours a week, averaged over the year.
Is Lenora 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 Highland-District 2 Township’s library?
It logged 9.4 visits and lent 5.0 items per resident in 2024, against a typical 3.5 visits for libraries serving under 2,500 people.
What is Highland-District 2 Township’s civic life grade?
Highland-District 2 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 Highland-District 2 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.