Mount Haley Township has no public library of its own; the nearest is Merrill District Library in Merrill, 7.5 miles away
Mount Haley Township doesn’t have a public library of its own. The closest is Merrill District Library in Merrill, 7.5 miles away. Many small-town libraries give cards to neighbors, sometimes for a yearly fee, so call ahead.
B−Civic lifeAhead of 45% of U.S. towns. Nonprofits and volunteering.Libraries for Mount Haley Township, in brief
Mount Haley Township borrows from the libraries next door
Mount Haley Township has no public library of its own, but three libraries are within 10 miles, the closest being Merrill District Library in Merrill (7.5 miles). Many small-town libraries give cards to people from neighboring towns, sometimes for a yearly fee, so call ahead. Nearest libraries ↓
Mount Haley Township isn’t the only town nearby without one
Ingersoll Township and Homer Township don’t have a public library of their own either. Among the towns next door, Jonesfield Township (Merrill District Library) does. Libraries next door ↓
The closest isn’t the one open longest
Merrill District Library is nearest, open about 29 hours a week. Grace A. Dow Memorial Library, 8.3 miles away, is open about 56 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 Mount Haley Township’s civic life grade
On community nonprofits and volunteering, Mount Haley Township is ahead of 45% of U.S. towns. Mount Haley Township is graded on two of the three inputs. The share of younger adults in volunteering groups holds the grade up; Mount Haley Township’s count of community nonprofits pulls it down.
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 →
Mount Haley Township has few registered community nonprofits
0.2 per 1,000 residents, against a U.S. town median of 3.7. The largest group: civic groups, clubs & veterans.
Community nonprofits, by kind
Counted from the IRS list of tax-exempt organizations by mailing address (fractions where a ZIP code spans towns). Congregations are counted apart (0 here), since whether a church registers depends on its denomination, not the town.
13.5%
13.5% of Mount Haley Township’s Facebook users aged 25–44 belong to a volunteering or activism group, against 12.4% in the typical Michigan 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 Mount Haley Township’s residents live; 2022.
The closest is 7.5 miles away
Closest first, measured from the center of Mount Haley Township. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonesfield Township | Merrill District Library fine-free | — | 29 | B− |
| Ingersoll Township | None of its own | — | — | C+ |
| Homer Township | None of its own | — | — | C+ |
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 Mount Haley Township
Does Mount Haley Township have a public library?
No. The closest is Merrill District Library in Merrill, 7.5 miles from the town center. Many libraries give cards to people from neighboring towns, sometimes for a yearly fee, so call ahead.
What is Mount Haley Township’s civic life grade?
B− Mount Haley Township is ahead of 45% of U.S. towns on civic life. The grade combines library visits per resident, community nonprofits per 1,000 residents and the share of adults 25–44 in volunteering groups. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
Book talk
Reading, story times and the library in Mount Haley 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.