Fischtner Covered Bridge · Photo: JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ MD · CC BY-SA 3.0Londonderry Township has no public library of its own; the nearest is Hyndman-Londonberry Pub Lib in Hyndman, 1 miles away
Londonderry Township doesn’t have a public library of its own. The closest is Hyndman-Londonberry Pub Lib in Hyndman, 1 miles away. Many small-town libraries give cards to neighbors, sometimes for a yearly fee, so call ahead.
B+Civic lifeAhead of 66% of U.S. towns. Nonprofits and volunteering.Getting a library card from Londonderry Township
Londonderry Township borrows from the libraries next door
Londonderry Township has no public library of its own, but Hyndman-Londonberry Pub Lib is 1 miles away in Hyndman. Many small-town libraries give cards to people from neighboring towns, sometimes for a yearly fee, so call ahead. Nearest libraries ↓
Londonderry Township isn’t the only town nearby without one
Cumberland Valley Township, Southampton Township and Juniata Township don’t have a public library of their own either. Libraries next door ↓
The closest isn’t the one open longest
Hyndman-Londonberry Pub Lib is nearest, open about 29 hours a week. Lavale Public Library, 13 miles away, is open about 60 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 Londonderry Township’s civic life grade
On community nonprofits and volunteering, Londonderry Township is ahead of 66% of U.S. towns. Londonderry Township is graded on two of the three inputs. Both inputs are above most U.S. towns; Londonderry Township’s count of community nonprofits ranks highest.
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 →
8 community nonprofits are registered in Londonderry Township
4.6 per 1,000 residents, against a U.S. town median of 3.7. The largest group: civic groups, clubs & veterans.
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 (3 here), since whether a church registers depends on its denomination, not the town.
8.0%
8.0% of Londonderry 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 Londonderry Township’s residents live; 2022.
The closest is 1 miles away
Closest first, measured from the center of Londonderry 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cumberland Valley Township | None of its own | — | — | A |
| Southampton Township | None of its own | — | — | — under 1,000 residents |
| Juniata Township | None of its own | — | — | — under 1,000 residents |
| Harrison Township | None of its own | — | — | — under 1,000 residents |
| Fairhope Township | 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 Londonderry Township
Does Londonderry Township have a public library?
No. The closest is Hyndman-Londonberry Pub Lib in Hyndman, 1 miles from the town center. Many libraries give cards to people from neighboring towns, sometimes for a yearly fee, so call ahead.
What is Londonderry Township’s civic life grade?
B+ Londonderry Township is ahead of 66% 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 Londonderry 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.