Photo: Roseohioresident · CC BY-SA 3.0Cross Creek Township has no public library of its own; the nearest is Steubenville-Schiappa Branch Library in Steubenville, 3.6 miles away
Cross Creek Township doesn’t have a public library of its own. The closest is Steubenville-Schiappa Branch Library in Steubenville, 3.6 miles away. Many small-town libraries give cards to neighbors, sometimes for a yearly fee, so call ahead.
C−Civic lifeAhead of 25% of U.S. towns · #773 of 914 in Ohio. Nonprofits and volunteering.Getting a library card from Cross Creek Township
Cross Creek Township borrows from the libraries next door
Cross Creek Township has no public library of its own, but four libraries are within 10 miles, the closest being Steubenville-Schiappa Branch Library in Steubenville (3.6 miles). Many small-town libraries give cards to people from neighboring towns, sometimes for a yearly fee, so call ahead. Nearest libraries ↓
Cross Creek Township isn’t the only town nearby without one
Wintersville, Wayne Township and Steubenville Township don’t have a public library of their own either. Among the towns next door, Steubenville (Public Library of Steubenville & Jefferson County), Island Creek Township (Toronto Branch) and Wells Township (Brilliant Branch) 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 Cross Creek Township’s civic life grade
On community nonprofits and volunteering, Cross Creek Township is ahead of 25% of U.S. towns, #773 of 914 in Ohio. Cross Creek Township is graded on two of the three inputs. Both inputs sit below most U.S. towns; Cross Creek Township’s count of community nonprofits comes closest to the middle.
Most U.S. towns with similar household incomes ($54K–$90K) score higher, so income alone doesn’t account for it.
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 →
25 community nonprofits are registered in Cross Creek Township
3.3 per 1,000 residents, against a U.S. town median of 3.7. The largest group: youth, sports & recreation.
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 (11 here), since whether a church registers depends on its denomination, not the town.
6.1%
6.1% of Cross Creek Township’s Facebook users aged 25–44 belong to a volunteering or activism group, against 8.5% in the typical Ohio 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 Cross Creek Township’s residents live; 2022.
The closest is 3.6 miles away
Closest first, measured from the center of Cross Creek 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steubenville | Public Library of Steubenville & Jefferson County fine-free | — | 59 | C+ |
| Island Creek Township | Toronto Branch fine-free | — | 53 | C+ |
| Wells Township | Brilliant Branch fine-free | — | 35 | A |
| Wintersville | None of its own | — | — | C− |
| Wayne Township | None of its own | — | — | A+ |
| Steubenville Township | None of its own | — | — | C |
| New Alexandria | 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 Cross Creek Township
Does Cross Creek Township have a public library?
No. The closest is Steubenville-Schiappa Branch Library in Steubenville, 3.6 miles from the town center. Many libraries give cards to people from neighboring towns, sometimes for a yearly fee, so call ahead.
What is Cross Creek Township’s civic life grade?
C− Cross Creek Township is ahead of 25% of U.S. towns on civic life, #773 of 914 in Ohio. 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 Cross Creek 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.