Photo: Billybob2002 · CC BY 4.0Horace has no public library of its own; the nearest is Dr. James W Carlson Library in Fargo, 6.6 miles away
Horace doesn’t have a public library of its own. The closest is Dr. James W Carlson Library in Fargo, 6.6 miles away. Many small-town libraries give cards to neighbors, sometimes for a yearly fee, so call ahead.
BCivic lifeAhead of 64% of U.S. towns · #7 of 22 in North Dakota. Nonprofits and volunteering.Libraries for Horace, in brief
Horace borrows from the libraries next door
Horace has no public library of its own, but three libraries are within 10 miles, the closest being Dr. James W Carlson Library in Fargo (6.6 miles). Many small-town libraries give cards to people from neighboring towns, sometimes for a yearly fee, so call ahead. Nearest libraries ↓
Horace isn’t the only town nearby without one
Stanley Township, Warren Township and Pleasant Township don’t have a public library of their own either. Among the towns next door, Fargo (Fargo Public Library) and West Fargo (West Fargo Public Library) do. Libraries next door ↓
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 Horace’s civic life grade
On community nonprofits and volunteering, Horace is ahead of 64% of U.S. towns, #7 of 22 in North Dakota. Horace is graded on two of the three inputs. Horace’s count of community nonprofits holds the grade up; the share of younger adults in volunteering groups 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 →
31 community nonprofits are registered in Horace
6.8 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 (1 here), since whether a church registers depends on its denomination, not the town.
6.4%
6.4% of Horace’s Facebook users aged 25–44 belong to a volunteering or activism group, against 6.9% in the typical North Dakota 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 Horace’s residents live; 2022.
The closest is 6.6 miles away
Closest first, measured from the center of Horace. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fargo | Fargo Public Library fine-free | 8.3 | 64 | C+ |
| West Fargo | West Fargo Public Library fine-free | 5.8 | 58 | D |
| Stanley Township | None of its own | — | — | — under 1,000 residents |
| Warren Township | None of its own | — | — | — under 1,000 residents |
| Pleasant Township | None of its own | — | — | — under 1,000 residents |
| Normanna Township | None 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).
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 Horace
Does Horace have a public library?
No. The closest is Dr. James W Carlson Library in Fargo, 6.6 miles from the town center. Many libraries give cards to people from neighboring towns, sometimes for a yearly fee, so call ahead.
What is Horace’s civic life grade?
B Horace is ahead of 64% of U.S. towns on civic life, #7 of 22 in North Dakota. 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 Horace.
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.