Paradise Manor · Photo: Farragutful · CC BY-SA 4.0Fountainhead-Orchard Hills has no public library of its own; the nearest is Alice Virginia and David W. Fletcher Branch in Hagerstown, 3.3 miles away
Fountainhead-Orchard Hills doesn’t have a public library of its own. The closest is Alice Virginia and David W. Fletcher Branch in Hagerstown, 3.3 miles away. Many small-town libraries give cards to neighbors, sometimes for a yearly fee, so call ahead.
–Civic lifeNot graded: unincorporated places have too few inputsGetting a library card from Fountainhead-Orchard Hills
Fountainhead-Orchard Hills borrows from the libraries next door
Fountainhead-Orchard Hills has no public library of its own, but four libraries are within 10 miles, the closest being Alice Virginia and David W. Fletcher Branch in Hagerstown (3.3 miles). Many small-town libraries give cards to people from neighboring towns, sometimes for a yearly fee, so call ahead. Nearest libraries ↓
Fountainhead-Orchard Hills isn’t the only town nearby without one
Maugansville and Paramount-Long Meadow don’t have a public library of their own either. Among the towns next door, Hagerstown (Alice Virginia and David W. Fletcher Branch) does. Libraries next door ↓
This summary is written from the numbers on this page. Distances are straight-line from the town center.
What’s behind Fountainhead-Orchard Hills’ civic life grade
Fountainhead-Orchard Hills isn’t graded on civic life: it’s unincorporated, so its nonprofits can’t be counted reliably (mailing addresses don’t follow its boundary) and it has no public library of its own.
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 →
Volunteering in Fountainhead-Orchard Hills
Fountainhead-Orchard Hills is unincorporated, so its nonprofits aren’t counted: they file by mailing address, which doesn’t follow its boundary.
10.0%
10.0% of Fountainhead-Orchard Hills’ Facebook users aged 25–44 belong to a volunteering or activism group, against 6.2% in the typical Maryland 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 Fountainhead-Orchard Hills’ residents live; 2022.
The closest is 3.3 miles away
Closest first, measured from the center of Fountainhead-Orchard Hills. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hagerstown | Alice Virginia and David W. Fletcher Branch | — | 65 | A |
| Maugansville | None of its own | — | — | — unincorporated |
| Paramount-Long Meadow | None of its own | — | — | — unincorporated |
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 Fountainhead-Orchard Hills
Does Fountainhead-Orchard Hills have a public library?
No. The closest is Alice Virginia and David W. Fletcher Branch in Hagerstown, 3.3 miles from the town center. Many libraries give cards to people from neighboring towns, sometimes for a yearly fee, so call ahead.
What is Fountainhead-Orchard Hills’ civic life grade?
Fountainhead-Orchard Hills isn’t graded on civic life: it’s unincorporated, so its nonprofits can’t be counted reliably (mailing addresses don’t follow its boundary) and it has no public library of its own. How it works.
Book talk
Reading, story times and the library in Fountainhead-Orchard Hills.
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.