Ewen’s library logs 5.2 visits per resident, against a typical 3.5 for libraries its size
Mcmillan Township Library serves 2,115 people in and around Ewen. Last year it lent 2,018 print books and media and logged 11K visits.
Ewen’s library, in brief
Kids’ books are most of what goes out
Children’s books and media make up 99% of print loans. Per resident, kids’ borrowing is lower than at 62% of similar-size libraries, so the high share mostly reflects light borrowing by adults. What people borrow ↓
Few programs for a library this size
Mcmillan Township Library offered 0 programs last year, 0 per 1,000 residents against a typical 60. Kids & programs ↓
People visit, but borrow less than most
Mcmillan Township Library lends 1 print items per resident, against a typical 3.9 for libraries serving under 2,500 people, fewer than 92% of similar-size libraries, though visits are closer to typical. What people borrow ↓
Runs on less money than most
Mcmillan Township Library spends $12 per resident, less than 97% of similar-size libraries (typical: $54). 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; Mcmillan Township Library serves 2,115 people in and around Ewen, 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 Ewen’s civic life grade
Ewen 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 →
Ahead of most similar-size libraries on 1 of 7 measures
Per resident, against libraries serving under 2,500 people across the U.S.
Mcmillan Township Library serves 2,115 people, so it’s measured against U.S. libraries serving under 2,500.
Every hour the doors are open, about 2 items go out
Fiscal year 2024, for the whole Mcmillan Township Library system. The library’s own count.
More than half the print loans are kids’ books
2,018 print loans last year. The library didn’t report its e-book and e-audiobook loans.
Borrow from home with your card, plus research databases: courses, journals, genealogy and more.
What kids borrow
Story times, clubs, classes and events, across the whole system, by who they’re for.
Find it
Mcmillan Township Library, 200 Cedar Street, Ewen.
No late fees. E-books and audiobooks from home. Research databases: courses, journals, genealogy. Good at every Mcmillan Township Library branch.
New in Ewen? The Handbook →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 $1.10 worth
Set what you’d borrow in a month. It starts at what the average Ewen cardholder borrows.
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $25K.
Last year the library lent and hosted about $27K worth of books, e-books, programs and Wi-Fi on a $25K 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 460 cardholders ÷ 12.
What this data can and can’t tell you
From the Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024.
- Digital loans not reported. The library didn’t report e-book loans, so borrowing here is print only.
- System-wide. Mcmillan Township Library serves 2,115 people in and around Ewen, so the yearly numbers cover all of them, not just Ewen.
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 Ewen
Does Ewen have a public library?
Yes. Mcmillan Township Library, 200 Cedar Street, serves 2,115 people in and around Ewen (the survey’s count) and is open about 23 hours a week, averaged over the year.
Is Mcmillan Township 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 Ewen’s library?
It logged 5.2 visits and lent 1.0 print items per resident in 2024, against a typical 3.5 visits for libraries serving under 2,500 people.
What is Ewen’s civic life grade?
Ewen 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 Ewen.
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.