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Libraries near Caledonia Township

Caledonia Township has no public library of its own; the nearest is Corunna - Caledonia Township Library in Corunna, 1.4 miles away

Caledonia Township doesn’t have a public library of its own. The closest is Corunna - Caledonia Township Library in Corunna, 1.4 miles away. Many small-town libraries give cards to neighbors, sometimes for a yearly fee, so call ahead.

C+Civic lifeAhead of 41% of U.S. towns · #552 of 697 in Michigan. Nonprofits and volunteering.
In brief

Libraries for Caledonia Township, in brief

Caledonia Township borrows from the libraries next door

Caledonia Township has no public library of its own, but four libraries are within 10 miles, the closest being Corunna - Caledonia Township Library in Corunna (1.4 miles). Many small-town libraries give cards to people from neighboring towns, sometimes for a yearly fee, so call ahead. Nearest libraries ↓

Caledonia Township isn’t the only town nearby without one

Owosso Township and New Haven Township don’t have a public library of their own either. Among the towns next door, Owosso (Shiawassee District Library) and Venice Township (Perkins Library of Lennon) do. Libraries next door ↓

The closest isn’t the one open longest

Corunna - Caledonia Township Library is nearest, open about 45 hours a week. Shiawassee District Library, 3.7 miles away, is open about 56 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 Caledonia Township’s civic life grade

On community nonprofits and volunteering, Caledonia Township is ahead of 41% of U.S. towns, #552 of 697 in Michigan. Caledonia Township is graded on two of the three inputs. The share of younger adults in volunteering groups holds the grade up; Caledonia Township’s count of community nonprofits pulls it down.

C+
Civic lifeA character grade: shown, never part of Caledonia Township’s overall grade.
All U.S. towns we grade (17,556)Ahead of 41%
FewerMore
Michigan towns we grade (697)Ahead of 21%
U.S. towns with similar incomes, $53K–$88K (9,016)Ahead of 38%

Most U.S. towns with similar household incomes ($53K–$88K) 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. Caledonia Township is small (4,323 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

Caledonia Township has few registered community nonprofits

0.0 per 1,000 residents, against a U.S. town median of 3.7. The largest group: arts & culture.

Community nonprofits, by kind

Arts & culture00.00 per 1,000 · U.S. towns 0.24
Youth, sports & recreation00.00 per 1,000 · U.S. towns 0.52
Civic groups, clubs & veterans00.00 per 1,000 · U.S. towns 0.74
Human services00.00 per 1,000 · U.S. towns 0.59
Education00.00 per 1,000 · U.S. towns 0.43
Health00.00 per 1,000 · U.S. towns 0.16
Environment & animals00.00 per 1,000 · U.S. towns 0.17

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

12.6%

12.6% of Caledonia Township’s Facebook users aged 25–44 belong to a volunteering or activism group, against 12.4% in the typical Michigan 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 Caledonia Township’s residents live; 2022.

Nearest libraries

The closest is 1.4 miles away

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

Next door

Libraries next door

Who has a library of their own, and how much each town borrows. Tap a town to see its library.

12+ loans per resident8–124–8Under 4No library / shared system
TownLibraryLoans per residentHoursCivic life
OwossoShiawassee District Library fine-free—56A
Venice TownshipPerkins Library of Lennon fine-free—26B−
Owosso TownshipNone of its own——C+
New Haven TownshipNone 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).

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 Caledonia Township

Does Caledonia Township have a public library?

No. The closest is Corunna - Caledonia Township Library in Corunna, 1.4 miles from the town center. Many libraries give cards to people from neighboring towns, sometimes for a yearly fee, so call ahead.

What is Caledonia Township’s civic life grade?

C+ Caledonia Township is ahead of 41% of U.S. towns on civic life, #552 of 697 in Michigan. 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.