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Libraries near Fermanagh Township

Fermanagh Township has no public library of its own; the nearest is Juniata County Library in Mifflintown, 3.2 miles away

Fermanagh Township doesn’t have a public library of its own. The closest is Juniata County Library in Mifflintown, 3.2 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 · #261 of 1,029 in Pennsylvania. Nonprofits and volunteering.
In brief

Getting a library card from Fermanagh Township

Fermanagh Township borrows from the libraries next door

Fermanagh Township has no public library of its own, but three libraries are within 10 miles, the closest being Juniata County Library in Mifflintown (3.2 miles). Many small-town libraries give cards to people from neighboring towns, sometimes for a yearly fee, so call ahead. Nearest libraries ↓

Fermanagh Township isn’t the only town nearby without one

Milford Township, Decatur Township and Derry Township don’t have a public library of their own either. Libraries next door ↓

The closest isn’t the one open longest

Juniata County Library is nearest, open about 34 hours a week. Mifflin County Library, 9.9 miles away, is open about 45 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.

Civic life grade

What’s behind Fermanagh Township’s civic life grade

On community nonprofits and volunteering, Fermanagh Township is ahead of 58% of U.S. towns, #261 of 1,029 in Pennsylvania. Fermanagh Township is graded on two of the three inputs. Fermanagh Township’s count of community nonprofits holds the grade up; the share of younger adults in volunteering groups pulls it down.

B
Civic lifeA character grade: shown, never part of Fermanagh Township’s overall grade.
All U.S. towns we grade (17,556)Ahead of 58%
FewerMore
Pennsylvania towns we grade (1,029)Ahead of 75%
U.S. towns with similar incomes, $44K–$73K (7,304)Ahead of 54%

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.

How sure. Graded on two inputs, so a change in either one moves the letter more than it would with three. Fermanagh Township is small (2,861 residents), so a few dozen organizations or visits move its per-resident figures; the volunteering share is a 2022 estimate from Facebook users aged 25–44.

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 →

Places to belong

19 community nonprofits are registered in Fermanagh Township

6.5 per 1,000 residents, against a U.S. town median of 3.7. The largest group: civic groups, clubs & veterans.

Community nonprofits, by kind

Arts & culture10.24 per 1,000 · U.S. towns 0.24
Youth, sports & recreation20.52 per 1,000 · U.S. towns 0.52
Civic groups, clubs & veterans82.86 per 1,000 · U.S. towns 0.74
Human services41.29 per 1,000 · U.S. towns 0.59
Education20.77 per 1,000 · U.S. towns 0.43
Health10.38 per 1,000 · U.S. towns 0.16
Environment & animals00.14 per 1,000 · U.S. towns 0.17
Other10.24 per 1,000 · U.S. towns 0.47

Counted from the IRS list of tax-exempt organizations by mailing address (fractions where a ZIP code spans towns). Congregations are counted apart (3 here), since whether a church registers depends on its denomination, not the town.

Volunteering

6.0%

6.0% of Fermanagh Township’s Facebook users aged 25–44 belong to a volunteering or activism group, against 7.0% in the typical Pennsylvania 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 Fermanagh Township’s residents live; 2022.

Nearest libraries

The closest is 3.2 miles away

Closest first, measured from the center of Fermanagh Township. Each one’s hours, and whether it charges late fines.

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
Milford TownshipNone of its own——C+
Decatur TownshipNone of its own——B−
Derry TownshipNone of its own——B
Walker TownshipNone of its own——B−
Fayette TownshipNone of its own——C−
Granville TownshipNone of its own——B

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 Fermanagh Township

Does Fermanagh Township have a public library?

No. The closest is Juniata County Library in Mifflintown, 3.2 miles from the town center. Many libraries give cards to people from neighboring towns, sometimes for a yearly fee, so call ahead.

What is Fermanagh Township’s civic life grade?

B Fermanagh Township is ahead of 58% of U.S. towns on civic life, #261 of 1,029 in Pennsylvania. 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.

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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.