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Mcmillan Township Library

McMillan Township’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 McMillan Township. Last year it lent 2,018 print books and media and logged 11K visits.

200 Cedar Street, Ewen 49925 · about 23 hours a week
–Civic lifeNot graded: fewer than 1,000 residents
Borrowed a year
2,018
1 per resident
Visits a year
11K
5.2 per resident · Above typical (3.5)
Cardholders
22%
460 cards
Open
23 hrs
a week at this branch
In brief

The short version on McMillan Township’s library

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 McMillan 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.

Civic life grade

What’s behind McMillan Township’s civic life grade

McMillan Township isn’t graded on civic life: TownRatings grades towns of 1,000 residents or more.

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Civic lifeA character grade: shown, never part of McMillan Township’s overall grade.

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 →

How it compares

Ahead of most similar-size libraries on 1 of 7 measures

Per resident, against libraries serving under 2,500 people across the U.S.

Visits per resident 5.2 visits · typical 3.5Higher than 68%
Borrowing per resident 1 print items · typical 3.9Bottom 10%
Kids’ borrowing 0.9 kids’ items · typical 1.4Lower than 62%
Program attendance 0 attendees · typical 0.7Bottom 10%
Programs offered 0 per 1,000 residents · typical 60Bottom 10%
Cardholders 22% of residents · typical 54%Lower than 87%
Spending $12 per resident · typical $54Bottom 10%
Fewer per residentMore per resident
Size group

Mcmillan Township Library serves 2,115 people, so it’s measured against U.S. libraries serving under 2,500.

A year at the library

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.

11K
visits
5.2 per resident
2,018
loans, print + digital
1 per resident
0
programs & events
0 attended
460
library cards
22% of people served
Every open hour2items borrowed
Every day2Wi-Fi sessions
1 staff (full-time equivalent)3 public computers
What people borrow

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.

2,018loans
Books & media (adults) 1%Kids’ books & media 99%
From your couch

Borrow from home with your card, plus research databases: courses, journals, genealogy and more.

Kids & programs

What kids borrow

Story times, clubs, classes and events, across the whole system, by who they’re for.

Schools in McMillan Township →
2,000
kids’ books & media borrowed
The building

Find it

Mcmillan Township Library, 200 Cedar Street, Ewen.

23
hours open a week
1,500
square feet
With a card

No late fees. E-books and audiobooks from home. Research databases: courses, journals, genealogy. Good at every Mcmillan Township Library branch.

New in McMillan Township? The Handbook →

Hours are the survey’s yearly average. Check the library’s own site for today’s hours.

What your card is worth

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 McMillan Township cardholder borrows.

In a month I’d use…
Books$17 each
1
Kids’ books$12 each
0
E-books & audio$15 each
0
Movies & music$4 each
0
Programs & classes$10 a program
0
Computer & Wi-Fi$3 a session
0
Your card saves you about
$204
a year at retail prices · $17 a month

Who pays for it
$12 per resident a year

Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $25K.

Local taxes 76%State 8%Gifts & other 17%

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.

Next door

Libraries next door

Who has a library of their own, and how much each town borrows. Tap a town to see its library.

12+ loans per resident8–124–8Under 4No library / shared system
TownLibraryLoans per residentHoursCivic life
McMillan TownshipMcmillan Township Library fine-free—23— under 1,000 residents
Rockland TownshipRockland Township Library fine-free—15— under 1,000 residents
Marenisco TownshipMarinesco Township Library fine-free——— under 1,000 residents
Matchwood TownshipNone of its own——— under 1,000 residents
Haight TownshipNone of its own——— under 1,000 residents
Stannard TownshipNone 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).

How to read these numbers

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 McMillan Township, so the yearly numbers cover all of them, not just McMillan 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 McMillan Township

Does McMillan Township have a public library?

Yes. Mcmillan Township Library, 200 Cedar Street, serves 2,115 people in and around McMillan Township (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 McMillan Township’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 McMillan Township’s civic life grade?

McMillan Township isn’t graded on civic life: TownRatings grades towns of 1,000 residents or more. How it works.

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Reading, story times and the library in McMillan Township.

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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.