Marlow Heights has no public library of its own; the nearest is Hillcrest Heights Branch in Temple Hills, 1.3 miles away
Marlow Heights doesn’t have a public library of its own. The closest is Hillcrest Heights Branch in Temple Hills, 1.3 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 Marlow Heights
Marlow Heights borrows from the libraries next door
Marlow Heights has no public library of its own, but four libraries are within 10 miles, the closest being Hillcrest Heights Branch in Temple Hills (1.3 miles). Many small-town libraries give cards to people from neighboring towns, sometimes for a yearly fee, so call ahead. Nearest libraries ↓
Marlow Heights isn’t the only town nearby without one
Temple Hills, Camp Springs and Glassmanor don’t have a public library of their own either. Among the towns next door, Hillcrest Heights (Hillcrest Heights Branch) and Oxon Hill (Oxon Hill Branch) do. Libraries next door ↓
The closest isn’t the one open longest
Hillcrest Heights Branch is nearest, open about 42 hours a week. Parklands-Turner Neighborhood Library, 2.8 miles away, is open about 58 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 Marlow Heights’ civic life grade
Marlow Heights 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 Marlow Heights
Marlow Heights is unincorporated, so its nonprofits aren’t counted: they file by mailing address, which doesn’t follow its boundary.
2.3%
2.3% of Marlow Heights’ 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 Marlow Heights’ residents live; 2022.
The closest is 1.3 miles away
Closest first, measured from the center of Marlow Heights. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hillcrest Heights | Hillcrest Heights Branch fine-free | — | 42 | — unincorporated |
| Oxon Hill | Oxon Hill Branch fine-free | — | 48 | — unincorporated |
| Temple Hills | None of its own | — | — | — unincorporated |
| Camp Springs | None of its own | — | — | — unincorporated |
| Glassmanor | None of its own | — | — | — unincorporated |
| Silver Hill | 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 Marlow Heights
Does Marlow Heights have a public library?
No. The closest is Hillcrest Heights Branch in Temple Hills, 1.3 miles from the town center. Many libraries give cards to people from neighboring towns, sometimes for a yearly fee, so call ahead.
What is Marlow Heights’ civic life grade?
Marlow Heights 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 Marlow Heights.
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.