Bowman Homestead · Photo: Lee Paxton · CC BY-SA 4.0North Versailles Township’s library lends 0.7 print items per resident, against a typical 3.9 for libraries its size
North Versailles Public Library serves North Versailles Township’s 10,074 residents. Last year it lent 16K books, movies and e-books and drew 298 people to its programs.
The short version on North Versailles Township’s library
Below typical on every measure
Against libraries serving 10,000 to 25,000 people, North Versailles Public Library sits below the middle on all six per-resident measures we compare, and in the bottom 30% on five. How it compares ↓
Few programs for a library this size
North Versailles Public Library offered 53 programs last year, 5.3 per 1,000 residents against a typical 24. Kids & programs ↓
Most of North Versailles Township’s borrowing is digital
E-books, e-audiobooks and streaming make up 57% of loans. That’s partly because print borrowing is low: digital loans per resident are below typical too. What people borrow ↓
Few residents carry a card
Only 12% of the people North Versailles Public Library serves have a library card, against a typical 40% for its size. How it compares ↓
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.
What’s behind North Versailles Township’s civic life grade
On library visits, community nonprofits and volunteering, North Versailles Township is ahead of 9% of U.S. towns, #971 of 1,029 in Pennsylvania. All three inputs sit below most U.S. towns; North Versailles Township’s count of community nonprofits comes closest to the middle.
North Versailles Public Library spends $17 per resident, against a typical $43 for libraries its size.
Most U.S. towns with similar household incomes ($40K–$67K) 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 →
27 community nonprofits are registered in North Versailles Township
2.7 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 (4 here), since whether a church registers depends on its denomination, not the town. 1 more name a national or statewide reach and are left out.
6.1%
6.1% of North Versailles 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 North Versailles Township’s residents live; 2022.
57% of borrowing is digital
16K loans last year: print, kids’ and digital.
Each of the 18K books and other items on the shelves went out about 0.4 time last year, on average.
9,288 e-books, e-audiobooks and streams last year. Borrow from home with your card, plus research databases: courses, journals, genealogy and more.
Below most similar-size libraries on all 7 measures
Per resident, against libraries serving 10,000 to 25,000 people across the U.S.
North Versailles Public Library serves 10,074 people, so it’s measured against U.S. libraries serving 10,000 to 25,000.
Every hour the doors are open, about 12 items go out
Fiscal year 2024. The library’s own count.
Visits aren’t shown: this year’s report counted only 2,582 visits against 16K loans, so we leave the count out.
53 programs a year
Story times, clubs, classes and events, by who they’re for.
Programs last year by age group
story times and programs a week for ages 0–5, on average.
children’s books and media borrowed per child under 18 in North Versailles Township last year.
Find it
N Versailles Public Library, 1401 Greensburg Ave, North Versailles.
No late fees. E-books and audiobooks from home. Loans renew on their own if no one’s waiting. Research databases: courses, journals, genealogy.
New in North Versailles Township? 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 $1.50 worth
Set what you’d borrow in a month. It starts at what the average North Versailles Township cardholder borrows.
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $170K.
Last year the library lent and hosted about $255K worth of books, e-books, programs and Wi-Fi on a $170K 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 1,188 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Versailles Township | N Versailles Public Library fine-free | 1.6 | 44 | D |
| Trafford | Trafford Community Public Library fine-free | 1.2 | 26 | C+ |
| Monroeville | Monroeville Public Library fine-free | — | 60 | B |
| McKeesport | Carnegie Library of Mckeesport | — | 47 | C |
| Duquesne | Duquesne Branch | — | 18 | C |
| East McKeesport | None of its own | — | — | B+ |
| Wall | None of its own | — | — | — under 1,000 residents |
| West Wilmerding | None of its own | — | — | — under 1,000 residents |
| North Braddock | None of its own | — | — | B− |
| Wilmerding | None of its own | — | — | C+ |
| East Pittsburgh | 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.
- Visits left out. This year’s visit count is far below what the library lends, so we leave it out.
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 North Versailles Township
Does North Versailles Township have a public library?
Yes. North Versailles Public Library, 1401 Greensburg Ave, serves North Versailles Township’s 10,074 residents (the survey’s count) and is open about 44 hours a week, averaged over the year.
Is North Versailles Public 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 North Versailles Township’s library?
It lent 1.6 items per resident in 2024 (print and digital) and ran 53 programs that drew 298 people. Visits weren’t reported for 2024.
What is North Versailles Township’s civic life grade?
D North Versailles Township is ahead of 9% of U.S. towns on civic life, #971 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 North Versailles 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.