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Libraries near Ingram

Ingram has no public library of its own; the nearest is Kerr Regional History Center in Kerrville, 5.9 miles away

Ingram doesn’t have a public library of its own. The closest is Kerr Regional History Center in Kerrville, 5.9 miles away. Many small-town libraries give cards to neighbors, sometimes for a yearly fee, so call ahead.

C−Civic lifeAhead of 16% of U.S. towns. Nonprofits and volunteering.
Directions (830) 258-1278All nearby libraries
In brief

Getting a library card from Ingram

Ingram borrows from the libraries next door

Ingram has no public library of its own, but two libraries are within 10 miles, the closest being Kerr Regional History Center in Kerrville (5.9 miles). Many small-town libraries give cards to people from neighboring towns, sometimes for a yearly fee, so call ahead. Nearest libraries ↓

The closest isn’t the one open longest

Kerr Regional History Center is nearest, open about 18 hours a week. Butt-Holdsworth Memorial Library, 6 miles away, is open about 46 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.

Civic life grade

What’s behind Ingram’s civic life grade

On community nonprofits and volunteering, Ingram is ahead of 16% of U.S. towns. Ingram is graded on two of the three inputs. Both inputs sit below most U.S. towns; Ingram’s count of community nonprofits comes closest to the middle.

C−
Civic lifeA character grade: shown, never part of Ingram’s overall grade.
–Library visitsNo public library of its own, so there is no town figureC+Community nonprofits3.1 per 1,000 residents · TX towns 3.3 · U.S. 3.7C−Volunteering5.1% of adults 25–44 · TX towns 5.7% · U.S. 7.5%
All U.S. towns we grade (17,556)Ahead of 16%
FewerMore
U.S. towns with similar incomes, $34K–$56K (3,324)Ahead of 20%

Most U.S. towns with similar household incomes ($34K–$56K) 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.

How sure. Graded on two inputs, so a change in either one moves the letter more than it would with three. Ingram is small (1,846 residents), so a few dozen organizations or visits move its per-resident figures; the volunteering share is a 2022 estimate from Facebook users aged 25–44.

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 →

Places to belong

6 community nonprofits are registered in Ingram

3.1 per 1,000 residents, against a U.S. town median of 3.7. The largest group: youth, sports & recreation.

Community nonprofits, by kind

Arts & culture00.16 per 1,000 · U.S. towns 0.24
Youth, sports & recreation10.73 per 1,000 · U.S. towns 0.52
Civic groups, clubs & veterans10.37 per 1,000 · U.S. towns 0.74
Human services10.37 per 1,000 · U.S. towns 0.59
Education10.52 per 1,000 · U.S. towns 0.43
Health00.00 per 1,000 · U.S. towns 0.16
Environment & animals10.37 per 1,000 · U.S. towns 0.17
Other10.52 per 1,000 · U.S. towns 0.47

Counted from the IRS list of tax-exempt organizations by mailing address (fractions where a ZIP code spans towns). Congregations are counted apart (3 here), since whether a church registers depends on its denomination, not the town.

Volunteering

5.1%

5.1% of Ingram’s Facebook users aged 25–44 belong to a volunteering or activism group, against 5.7% in the typical Texas 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 Ingram’s residents live; 2022.

Nearest libraries

The closest is 5.9 miles away

Closest first, measured from the center of Ingram. Each one’s hours, and whether it charges late fines.

5.9miKerr Regional History CenterKerrville · 18 hrs a weekDirections →6miButt-Holdsworth Memorial LibraryKerrville · 46 hrs a weekDirections →15.4miHarper LibraryHarper · 32 hrs a weekDirections →19.3miMedina Community LibraryMedina · 38 hrs a week · fine-freeDirections →
How to read these numbers

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 Ingram

Does Ingram have a public library?

No. The closest is Kerr Regional History Center in Kerrville, 5.9 miles from the town center. Many libraries give cards to people from neighboring towns, sometimes for a yearly fee, so call ahead.

What is Ingram’s civic life grade?

C− Ingram is ahead of 16% 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.

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Reading, story times and the library in Ingram.

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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.