Photo: gerrydincher · CC BY-SA 2.0Middle Paxton Township has no public library of its own; the nearest is Marysville Rye Library Association in Marysville, 4.4 miles away
Middle Paxton Township doesn’t have a public library of its own. The closest is Marysville Rye Library Association in Marysville, 4.4 miles away. Many small-town libraries give cards to neighbors, sometimes for a yearly fee, so call ahead.
B+Civic lifeAhead of 74% of U.S. towns · #108 of 1,029 in Pennsylvania. Nonprofits and volunteering.Getting a library card from Middle Paxton Township
Middle Paxton Township borrows from the libraries next door
Middle Paxton Township has no public library of its own, but four libraries are within 10 miles, the closest being Marysville Rye Library Association in Marysville (4.4 miles). Many small-town libraries give cards to people from neighboring towns, sometimes for a yearly fee, so call ahead. Nearest libraries ↓
Middle Paxton Township isn’t the only town nearby without one
Penn Township, Susquehanna Township and Wayne Township don’t have a public library of their own either. Among the towns next door, Marysville (Marysville Rye Library Association) and Lower Paxton Township (East Shore Area Library) do. Libraries next door ↓
The closest isn’t the one open longest
Marysville Rye Library Association is nearest, open about 37 hours a week. East Shore Area Library, 7.4 miles away, is open about 63 hours a week, so it may be easier to fit in. Nearest libraries ↓
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 Middle Paxton Township’s civic life grade
On community nonprofits and volunteering, Middle Paxton Township is ahead of 74% of U.S. towns, #108 of 1,029 in Pennsylvania. Middle Paxton Township is graded on two of the three inputs. Both inputs are above most U.S. towns; the share of younger adults in volunteering groups 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 →
21 community nonprofits are registered in Middle Paxton Township
4.2 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 (7 here), since whether a church registers depends on its denomination, not the town.
9.4%
9.4% of Middle Paxton 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 Middle Paxton Township’s residents live; 2022.
The closest is 4.4 miles away
Closest first, measured from the center of Middle Paxton 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marysville | Marysville Rye Library Association fine-free | — | 37 | A+ |
| Lower Paxton Township | East Shore Area Library fine-free | — | 63 | C+ |
| Penn Township | None of its own | — | — | C |
| Susquehanna Township | None of its own | — | — | B− |
| Wayne Township | None of its own | — | — | C |
| West Hanover Township | None of its own | — | — | B |
| Reed Township | None of its own | — | — | — under 1,000 residents |
| Halifax Township | None of its own | — | — | C |
| East Hanover Township | None of its own | — | — | C+ |
| Rush 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 Middle Paxton Township
Does Middle Paxton Township have a public library?
No. The closest is Marysville Rye Library Association in Marysville, 4.4 miles from the town center. Many libraries give cards to people from neighboring towns, sometimes for a yearly fee, so call ahead.
What is Middle Paxton Township’s civic life grade?
B+ Middle Paxton Township is ahead of 74% of U.S. towns on civic life, #108 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 Middle Paxton 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.