McConnell House · Photo: Smallbones · CC0McConnellsburg’s library runs 29 programs per 1,000 residents, against a typical 24 for libraries its size
Fulton County Library serves 14,556 people in and around McConnellsburg. Last year it lent 53K books, movies and e-books and logged 29K visits.
McConnellsburg’s library, in brief
Mostly paid for by gifts, not taxes
75% of the system’s income comes from gifts, endowments, fees and other sources, not taxes. Local taxes cover 6%. What your card is worth ↓
Programs lean toward adults
51% of the 424 programs last year were for adults: classes, talks, clubs and events. 151 were for children. 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; Fulton County Library serves 14,556 people in and around McConnellsburg, and its numbers cover all of them.
What’s behind McConnellsburg’s civic life grade
On community nonprofits and volunteering, McConnellsburg is ahead of 60% of U.S. towns. McConnellsburg is graded on two of the three inputs. McConnellsburg’s count of community nonprofits holds the grade up; the share of younger adults in volunteering groups 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 →
9 community nonprofits are registered in McConnellsburg
8.7 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 (1 here), since whether a church registers depends on its denomination, not the town.
5.5%
5.5% of McConnellsburg’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 McConnellsburg’s residents live; 2022.
Ahead of most similar-size libraries on 1 of 8 measures
Per resident, against libraries serving 10,000 to 25,000 people across the U.S.
Fulton County Library serves 14,556 people, so it’s measured against U.S. libraries serving 10,000 to 25,000.
Every hour the doors are open, about 15 items go out
Fiscal year 2024, for the whole Fulton County Library system. The library’s own count.
Mostly books and media off the shelf
53K loans last year: print, kids’ and digital.
11,855 e-books, e-audiobooks and streams last year. Borrow from home with your card, plus research databases: courses, journals, genealogy and more.
About 3 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.
Find it
Fulton County Library, 227 North First St., Mcconnellsburg.
No late fees. E-books and audiobooks from home. Research databases: courses, journals, genealogy. Good at every Fulton County Library branch.
New in McConnellsburg? 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 $2.52 worth
Set what you’d borrow in a month. It starts at what the average McConnellsburg cardholder borrows.
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $339K.
Last year the library lent and hosted about $854K worth of books, e-books, programs and Wi-Fi on a $339K budget.
Fine-free. No late fees on books returned late.
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 2,854 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| McConnellsburg | Fulton County Library fine-free | — | 47 | B |
| Todd Township | None of its own | — | — | B |
| Ayr Township | None 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).
What this data can and can’t tell you
From the Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024.
- System-wide. Fulton County Library serves 14,556 people in and around McConnellsburg, so the yearly numbers cover all of them, not just McConnellsburg.
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 McConnellsburg
Does McConnellsburg have a public library?
Yes. Fulton County Library, 227 North First St., serves 14,556 people in and around McConnellsburg (the survey’s count) and is open about 47 hours a week, averaged over the year.
Is Fulton County Library fine-free? Does it lend e-books?
Yes to both: no late fees, and e-books, audiobooks and research databases with a card (the library’s 2024 survey report).
How busy is McConnellsburg’s library?
It logged 2.0 visits and lent 3.6 items per resident in 2024, against a typical 3.1 visits for libraries serving 10,000 to 25,000 people.
What is McConnellsburg’s civic life grade?
B McConnellsburg is ahead of 60% 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 McConnellsburg.
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.