Photo: Mr. Matté (if there is an issue with this image, contact me using this image's Commons talk page, my Commons user talk page, or my English Wikipedia user talk page; I'll know about it a lot faster) · CC BY-SA 4.0Hereford Township has no public library of its own; the nearest is Lower Macungie Library in Macungie, 5.7 miles away
Hereford Township doesn’t have a public library of its own. The closest is Lower Macungie Library in Macungie, 5.7 miles away. Many small-town libraries give cards to neighbors, sometimes for a yearly fee, so call ahead.
C−Civic lifeAhead of 24% of U.S. towns · #727 of 1,029 in Pennsylvania. Nonprofits and volunteering.Getting a library card from Hereford Township
Hereford Township borrows from the libraries next door
Hereford Township has no public library of its own, but four libraries are within 10 miles, the closest being Lower Macungie Library in Macungie (5.7 miles). Many small-town libraries give cards to people from neighboring towns, sometimes for a yearly fee, so call ahead. Nearest libraries ↓
Hereford Township isn’t the only town nearby without one
District Township, Washington Township and Upper Hanover Township don’t have a public library of their own either. Among the towns next door, Lower Macungie Township (Lower Macungie Library) and Longswamp Township (Brandywine Community Library) do. Libraries next door ↓
Most nearby libraries are fine-free
Three of the four closest libraries don’t charge 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 Hereford Township’s civic life grade
On community nonprofits and volunteering, Hereford Township is ahead of 24% of U.S. towns, #727 of 1,029 in Pennsylvania. Hereford Township is graded on two of the three inputs. Both inputs sit below most U.S. towns; the share of younger adults in volunteering groups comes closest to the middle.
Most U.S. towns with similar household incomes ($87K–$145K) 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 →
7 community nonprofits are registered in Hereford Township
2.3 per 1,000 residents, against a U.S. town median of 3.7. The largest group: health.
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 (2 here), since whether a church registers depends on its denomination, not the town.
7.3%
7.3% of Hereford 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 Hereford Township’s residents live; 2022.
The closest is 5.7 miles away
Closest first, measured from the center of Hereford 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Macungie Township | Lower Macungie Library fine-free | 6.5 | 57 | C− |
| Longswamp Township | Brandywine Community Library fine-free | — | 42 | C |
| District Township | None of its own | — | — | C |
| Washington Township | None of its own | — | — | C |
| Upper Hanover Township | None of its own | — | — | C− |
| Upper Milford 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 Hereford Township
Does Hereford Township have a public library?
No. The closest is Lower Macungie Library in Macungie, 5.7 miles from the town center. Many libraries give cards to people from neighboring towns, sometimes for a yearly fee, so call ahead.
What is Hereford Township’s civic life grade?
C− Hereford Township is ahead of 24% of U.S. towns on civic life, #727 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.
Book talk
Reading, story times and the library in Hereford 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.