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Libraries near Lone Tree

Lone Tree has no public library of its own; the nearest is West Liberty Public Library in West Liberty, 10.4 miles away

Lone Tree doesn’t have a public library of its own. The closest is West Liberty Public Library in West Liberty, 10.4 miles away. Many small-town libraries give cards to neighbors, sometimes for a yearly fee, so call ahead.

ACivic lifeAhead of 88% of U.S. towns. Nonprofits and volunteering.
Directions (319) 627-2084All nearby libraries
In brief

Libraries for Lone Tree, in brief

Lone Tree borrows from the libraries next door

Lone Tree has no public library of its own, but West Liberty Public Library is 10 miles away in West Liberty. 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

West Liberty Public Library is nearest, open about 41 hours a week. Iowa City Public Library, 13 miles away, is open about 65 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.

Civic life grade

What’s behind Lone Tree’s civic life grade

On community nonprofits and volunteering, Lone Tree is ahead of 88% of U.S. towns. Lone Tree is graded on two of the three inputs. Both inputs are above most U.S. towns; Lone Tree’s count of community nonprofits ranks highest.

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Civic lifeA character grade: shown, never part of Lone Tree’s overall grade.
–Library visitsNo public library of its own, so there is no town figureACommunity nonprofits9.0 per 1,000 residents · IA towns 7.5 · U.S. 3.7BVolunteering8.4% of adults 25–44 · IA towns 8.6% · U.S. 7.5%
All U.S. towns we grade (17,556)Ahead of 88%
FewerMore
U.S. towns with similar incomes, $68K–$113K (8,293)Ahead of 89%

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. Lone Tree is small (1,332 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

11 community nonprofits are registered in Lone Tree

9.0 per 1,000 residents, against a U.S. town median of 3.7. The largest group: civic groups, clubs & veterans.

Community nonprofits, by kind

Arts & culture10.82 per 1,000 · U.S. towns 0.24
Youth, sports & recreation21.64 per 1,000 · U.S. towns 0.52
Civic groups, clubs & veterans32.46 per 1,000 · U.S. towns 0.74
Human services10.82 per 1,000 · U.S. towns 0.59
Education10.82 per 1,000 · U.S. towns 0.43
Health00.00 per 1,000 · U.S. towns 0.16
Environment & animals21.64 per 1,000 · U.S. towns 0.17
Other10.82 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 (0 here), since whether a church registers depends on its denomination, not the town.

Volunteering

8.4%

8.4% of Lone Tree’s Facebook users aged 25–44 belong to a volunteering or activism group, against 8.6% in the typical Iowa 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 Lone Tree’s residents live; 2022.

Nearest libraries

The closest is 10.4 miles away

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

10.4miWest Liberty Public LibraryWest Liberty · 41 hrs a week · fine-freeDirections →13.2miIowa City Public LibraryIowa City · 65 hrs a week · fine-freeDirections →13.6miWest Branch Public LibraryWest Branch · 41 hrs a week · fine-freeDirections →14.4miKalona Public LibraryKalona · 51 hrs a weekDirections →
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 Lone Tree

Does Lone Tree have a public library?

No. The closest is West Liberty Public Library in West Liberty, 10.4 miles from the town center. Many libraries give cards to people from neighboring towns, sometimes for a yearly fee, so call ahead.

What is Lone Tree’s civic life grade?

A Lone Tree is ahead of 88% 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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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.