Hardy Township’s library lends 10 print items per resident, against a typical 3.7 for libraries its size
Holmes County District Public Library serves 44,677 people in and around Hardy Township. Last year it lent 533K books, movies and e-books and logged 87K visits.
Hardy Township’s library, in brief
Ohio pays a big share
88% of the budget comes from the state, and 0% from local taxes. Nationally, most library money is local. What your card is worth ↓
More than half the print loans are for kids
Children’s books and media are 63% of print loans, and kids’ borrowing per resident is higher than at 95% of similar-size libraries. Kids & programs ↓
People borrow more than they stay
Borrowing per resident is higher than at 91% of similar-size libraries, but visits are lower than at 65%. People come in, pick up their books and go. How it compares ↓
Programs are almost all for children
86% of the 387 programs last year were for ages 11 and under, including about 4.3 a week for ages 0–5. Kids & programs ↓
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; Holmes County District Public Library serves 44,677 people in and around Hardy Township, and its numbers cover all of them.
What’s behind Hardy Township’s civic life grade
On community nonprofits and volunteering, Hardy Township is ahead of 38% of U.S. towns, #647 of 914 in Ohio. Hardy Township is graded on two of the three inputs. Both inputs sit below most U.S. towns; Hardy Township’s count of community nonprofits comes closest to the middle.
Most U.S. towns with similar household incomes ($47K–$79K) 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 →
22 community nonprofits are registered in Hardy Township
3.7 per 1,000 residents, against a U.S. town median of 3.7. The largest group: human services.
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 (6 here), since whether a church registers depends on its denomination, not the town.
6.7%
6.7% of Hardy 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 Hardy Township’s residents live; 2022.
About 6 kids’ programs a week
Story times, clubs, classes and events, across the whole system, by who they’re for.
Programs last year by age group
story times and programs a week for ages 0–5, on average.
Ahead of most similar-size libraries on 3 of 8 measures
Per resident, against libraries serving 25,000 to 100,000 people across the U.S.
Holmes County District Public Library serves 44,677 people, so it’s measured against U.S. libraries serving 25,000 to 100,000.
Every hour the doors are open, about 94 items go out
Fiscal year 2024, for the whole Holmes County District Public Library system. The library’s own count.
More than half the print loans are kids’ books
533K loans last year: print, kids’ and digital.
67,686 e-books, e-audiobooks and streams last year. Borrow from home with your card, plus research databases: courses, journals, genealogy and more.
Find it
Holmes County District Public Library, 3102 Glen Dr., Millersburg.
E-books and audiobooks from home. Loans renew on their own if no one’s waiting. Research databases: courses, journals, genealogy. Good at every Holmes County District Public Library branch.
New in Hardy Township? The Handbook →Hours are the survey’s yearly average. Check the library’s own site for today’s hours.
For every $1 it spends, the library lends about $6.24 worth
Set what you’d borrow in a month. It starts at what the average Hardy Township cardholder borrows.
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $1.2M.
Last year the library lent and hosted about $7.6M worth of books, e-books, programs and Wi-Fi on a $1.2M 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 15,786 cardholders ÷ 12.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hardy Township | Holmes County District Public Library | — | 51 | C+ |
| Monroe Township | None of its own | — | — | B− |
| Prairie Township | None of its own | — | — | B+ |
| Berlin Township | None of its own | — | — | B |
| Mechanic 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.
- System-wide. Holmes County District Public Library serves 44,677 people in and around Hardy Township, so the yearly numbers cover all of them, not just Hardy 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 Hardy Township
Does Hardy Township have a public library?
Yes. Holmes County District Public Library, 3102 Glen Dr., serves 44,677 people in and around Hardy Township (the survey’s count) and is open about 51 hours a week, averaged over the year.
Is Holmes County District Public Library fine-free? Does it lend e-books?
It charges late fines on some overdue items, and it lends e-books and audiobooks with a card (the library’s 2024 survey report).
How busy is Hardy Township’s library?
It logged 2.0 visits and lent 11.9 items per resident in 2024, against a typical 2.6 visits for libraries serving 25,000 to 100,000 people.
What is Hardy Township’s civic life grade?
C+ Hardy Township is ahead of 38% of U.S. towns on civic life, #647 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 Hardy 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.