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Ewing Township Library

Ewing Township’s library logs 1.8 visits per resident, against a typical 3.5 for libraries its size

Ewing Township Library serves 376 people in and around Ewing Township. Last year it lent 680 books, movies and e-books and logged 680 visits.

202 East Nebraska, Ewing 68735 · about 11 hours a week
–Civic lifeNot graded: fewer than 1,000 residents
Borrowed a year
680
1.8 per resident
Visits a year
680
1.8 per resident · Below typical (3.5)
Cardholders
7%
26 cards
Open
11 hrs
a week
In brief

Ewing Township’s library, in brief

Below typical on every measure

Against libraries serving under 2,500 people, Ewing Township Library sits below the middle on all seven per-resident measures we compare, and in the bottom 30% on seven. How it compares ↓

Few programs for a library this size

Ewing Township Library offered 0 programs last year, 0 per 1,000 residents against a typical 60. Kids & programs ↓

Open only about 11 hours a week

Ewing Township Library keeps short hours: about 11 a week, averaged over the year, so check its schedule before you go. The building ↓

A small-town library

Ewing Township Library serves 376 residents with about one full-time staff. It’s compared only with libraries serving under 2,500 people, because per-person numbers always look big in a small town. A year at the library ↓

Few residents carry a card

Only 7% of the people Ewing Township Library serves have a library card, against a typical 54% for its size. How it compares ↓

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; in a town this small, one busy program or a few avid readers move the per-resident numbers.

Civic life grade

What’s behind Ewing Township’s civic life grade

Ewing 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 Ewing 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

Below most similar-size libraries on all 8 measures

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

Visits per resident 1.8 visits · typical 3.5Lower than 79%
Borrowing per resident 1.8 print items · typical 3.9Lower than 79%
Digital borrowing 0 e-items · typical 1Bottom 10%
Kids’ borrowing 0.5 kids’ items · typical 1.4Lower than 75%
Program attendance 0 attendees · typical 0.7Bottom 10%
Programs offered 0 per 1,000 residents · typical 60Bottom 10%
Cardholders 7% of residents · typical 54%Bottom 10%
Spending $38 per resident · typical $54Lower than 70%
Fewer per residentMore per resident
Size group

Ewing Township Library serves 376 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 1 item goes out

Fiscal year 2024. The library’s own count.

680
visits
1.8 per resident
680
loans, print + digital
1.8 per resident
0
programs & events
0 attended
26
library cards
7% of people served
Every open hour1items borrowed
Every week13visits
2,679 books & media on the shelves
What people borrow

Mostly books and media off the shelf

680 loans last year: print, kids’ and digital.

680loans
Books & media (adults) 70%Kids’ books & media 30%E-books, audio & streaming 0%
How hard the shelves work
0.3×

Each of the 2,679 books and other items on the shelves went out about 0.3 time last year, on average.

Kids & programs

What kids borrow

Story times, clubs, classes and events, by who they’re for.

Schools in Ewing Township →
206
kids’ books & media borrowed
The building

Find it

Ewing Township Library, 202 East Nebraska, Ewing.

11
hours open a week
1,200
square feet
2,679
books & media
With a card

Research databases: courses, journals, genealogy.

New in Ewing 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

What a library card is worth

Set what you’d borrow in a month. It starts at what the average Ewing Township cardholder borrows.

In a month I’d use…
Books$17 each
2
Kids’ books$12 each
1
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
$552
a year at retail prices · $46 a month

Who pays for it
$38 per resident a year

Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $14K.

Local taxes 99%State 1%

Last year the library lent and hosted about $11K worth of books, e-books, programs and Wi-Fi on a $14K budget.

Late fines apply to some overdue items.

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 26 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
Ewing TownshipEwing Township Library1.811— under 1,000 residents
McClure TownshipNone of its own——— under 1,000 residents
Golden TownshipNone of its own——— under 1,000 residents
Deloit 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.

  • 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 Ewing Township

Does Ewing Township have a public library?

Yes. Ewing Township Library, 202 East Nebraska, serves 376 people in and around Ewing Township (the survey’s count) and is open about 11 hours a week, averaged over the year.

Is Ewing Township Library fine-free?

It charges late fines on some overdue items (the library’s 2024 survey report).

How busy is Ewing Township’s library?

It logged 1.8 visits and lent 1.8 items per resident in 2024, against a typical 3.5 visits for libraries serving under 2,500 people.

What is Ewing Township’s civic life grade?

Ewing Township 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 Ewing 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.