Photo: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0York Township has no public library of its own; the nearest is Village Library in Jacobus, 2.5 miles away
York Township doesn’t have a public library of its own. The closest is Village Library in Jacobus, 2.5 miles away. Many small-town libraries give cards to neighbors, sometimes for a yearly fee, so call ahead.
C−Civic lifeAhead of 24% of U.S. towns · #731 of 1,029 in Pennsylvania. Nonprofits and volunteering.Getting a library card from York Township
York Township borrows from the libraries next door
York Township has no public library of its own, but four libraries are within 10 miles, the closest being Village Library in Jacobus (2.5 miles). Many small-town libraries give cards to people from neighboring towns, sometimes for a yearly fee, so call ahead. Nearest libraries ↓
York Township isn’t the only town nearby without one
Springfield Township, North Hopewell Township and North Codorus Township don’t have a public library of their own either. Among the towns next door, Red Lion (Kaltreider-Benfer Library) does. Libraries next door ↓
The closest isn’t the one open longest
Village Library is nearest, open about 28 hours a week. Kaltreider-Benfer Library, 4 miles away, is open about 53 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 York Township’s civic life grade
On community nonprofits and volunteering, York Township is ahead of 24% of U.S. towns, #731 of 1,029 in Pennsylvania. York Township is graded on two of the three inputs. Both inputs sit below most U.S. towns; York Township’s count of community nonprofits comes closest to the middle.
Most U.S. towns with similar household incomes ($60K–$100K) 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 →
100 community nonprofits are registered in York Township
3.3 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 (17 here), since whether a church registers depends on its denomination, not the town. 2 more name a national or statewide reach and are left out.
6.0%
6.0% of York 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 York Township’s residents live; 2022.
The closest is 2.5 miles away
Closest first, measured from the center of York 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Lion | Kaltreider-Benfer Library | — | 53 | D |
| Springfield Township | None of its own | — | — | C |
| North Hopewell Township | None of its own | — | — | C |
| North Codorus Township | None of its own | — | — | C− |
| Spring Garden Township | None of its own | — | — | C− |
| Windsor Township | None of its own | — | — | C− |
| Queens Gate | None of its own | — | — | — graded as part of its town |
| Tyler Run | None of its own | — | — | — graded as part of its town |
| Springettsbury Township | None of its own | — | — | C− |
| Valley View | None of its own | — | — | — graded as part of its town |
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 York Township
Does York Township have a public library?
No. The closest is Village Library in Jacobus, 2.5 miles from the town center. Many libraries give cards to people from neighboring towns, sometimes for a yearly fee, so call ahead.
What is York Township’s civic life grade?
C− York Township is ahead of 24% of U.S. towns on civic life, #731 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 York 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.