Taylor Township’s library is a branch of Fulton County Library, which lends less per resident than 65% of systems its size
Taylor Township’s library is the Hustontown Branch Library, a branch of Fulton County Library, which serves 14,556 people and lent 53K items last year.
Taylor Township’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 ↓
Open only about 19 hours a week
The Taylor Township branch keeps short hours: about 19 a week, averaged over the year, so check its schedule before you go. The building ↓
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; Taylor Township’s library is a branch of Fulton County Library, so they cover the whole system (14,556 people), not just the Taylor Township branch.
What’s behind Taylor Township’s civic life grade
On community nonprofits and volunteering, Taylor Township is ahead of 5% of U.S. towns. Taylor Township is graded on two of the three inputs. Both inputs sit below most U.S. towns; Taylor Township’s count of community nonprofits comes closest to the middle.
Fulton County Library spends $23 per resident, against a typical $43 for libraries its size.
Most U.S. towns with similar household incomes ($56K–$94K) 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 →
3 community nonprofits are registered in Taylor Township
2.1 per 1,000 residents, against a U.S. town median of 3.7. The largest group: human services.
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 (0 here), since whether a church registers depends on its denomination, not the town.
4.4%
4.4% of Taylor 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 Taylor Township’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
Hustontown Branch Library, 313 East Pitt Street, Suite B, Hustontown.
No late fees. E-books and audiobooks from home. Research databases: courses, journals, genealogy. Good at every Fulton County Library branch.
New in Taylor 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 $2.52 worth
Set what you’d borrow in a month. It starts at what the average Taylor Township 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor Township | Hustontown Branch Library fine-free | — | 19 | D |
| Wells Township | None of its own | — | — | — under 1,000 residents |
| Dublin Township | None of its own | — | — | — graded with its twin city |
| Licking Creek Township | None of its own | — | — | C+ |
| Clay Township | None of its own | — | — | — graded with its twin city |
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. Hustontown Branch Library is one branch of Fulton County Library, so the yearly numbers cover every branch and all 14,556 people it serves.
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 Taylor Township
Does Taylor Township have a public library?
Yes: Hustontown Branch Library, 313 East Pitt Street, Suite B, is a branch of Fulton County Library, which serves 14,556 people. The branch is open about 19 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 Taylor Township’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 Taylor Township’s civic life grade?
D Taylor Township is ahead of 5% 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 Taylor 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.