Photo: Photo by and ©2010 Dustin M. Ramsey (Kralizec!) · CC BY-SA 2.5Webster Township has no public library of its own; the nearest is Luckey Branch in Luckey, 2.7 miles away
Webster Township doesn’t have a public library of its own. The closest is Luckey Branch in Luckey, 2.7 miles away. Many small-town libraries give cards to neighbors, sometimes for a yearly fee, so call ahead.
BCivic lifeAhead of 58% of U.S. towns. Nonprofits and volunteering.Getting a library card from Webster Township
Webster Township borrows from the libraries next door
Webster Township has no public library of its own, but four libraries are within 10 miles, the closest being Luckey Branch in Luckey (2.7 miles). Many small-town libraries give cards to people from neighboring towns, sometimes for a yearly fee, so call ahead. Nearest libraries ↓
Webster Township isn’t the only town nearby without one
Center Township, Middleton Township and Perrysburg Township don’t have a public library of their own either. Among the towns next door, Freedom Township (Pemberville Public Library) and Troy Township (Luckey Branch) do. Libraries next door ↓
The closest isn’t the one open longest
Luckey Branch is nearest, open about 43 hours a week. Wood County District Public Library, 7 miles away, is open about 67 hours a week, so it may be easier to fit in. Nearest libraries ↓
This summary is written from the numbers on this page. Distances are straight-line from the town center.
What’s behind Webster Township’s civic life grade
On community nonprofits and volunteering, Webster Township is ahead of 58% of U.S. towns. Webster Township is graded on two of the three inputs. The share of younger adults in volunteering groups holds the grade up; Webster 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 →
3 community nonprofits are registered in Webster Township
2.5 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 (1 here), since whether a church registers depends on its denomination, not the town.
11.5%
11.5% of Webster 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 Webster Township’s residents live; 2022.
The closest is 2.7 miles away
Closest first, measured from the center of Webster 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freedom Township | Pemberville Public Library | — | 56 | A |
| Troy Township | Luckey Branch | — | 43 | B+ |
| Center Township | None of its own | — | — | C |
| Middleton Township | None of its own | — | — | C |
| Perrysburg 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 Webster Township
Does Webster Township have a public library?
No. The closest is Luckey Branch in Luckey, 2.7 miles from the town center. Many libraries give cards to people from neighboring towns, sometimes for a yearly fee, so call ahead.
What is Webster Township’s civic life grade?
B Webster Township is ahead of 58% 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 Webster 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.