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Libraries near Clyde Township

Clyde Township has no public library of its own; the nearest is G. Lynn Campbell Township Library in Kimball, 5.9 miles away

Clyde Township doesn’t have a public library of its own. The closest is G. Lynn Campbell Township Library in Kimball, 5.9 miles away. Many small-town libraries give cards to neighbors, sometimes for a yearly fee, so call ahead.

B−Civic lifeAhead of 49% of U.S. towns · #480 of 697 in Michigan. Nonprofits and volunteering.
In brief

Libraries for Clyde Township, in brief

Clyde Township borrows from the libraries next door

Clyde Township has no public library of its own, but three libraries are within 10 miles, the closest being G. Lynn Campbell Township Library in Kimball (5.9 miles). Many small-town libraries give cards to people from neighboring towns, sometimes for a yearly fee, so call ahead. Nearest libraries ↓

Clyde Township isn’t the only town nearby without one

Fort Gratiot Township, Grant Township and Kenockee Township don’t have a public library of their own either. Among the towns next door, Kimball Township (G. Lynn Campbell Township Library) does. Libraries next door ↓

The closest isn’t the one open longest

G. Lynn Campbell Township Library is nearest, open about 48 hours a week. Saint Clair County Library, 8.7 miles away, is open about 60 hours a week, so it may be easier to fit in. Nearest libraries ↓

The nearby libraries are all fine-free

None of the four closest libraries charges 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 Clyde Township’s civic life grade

On community nonprofits and volunteering, Clyde Township is ahead of 49% of U.S. towns, #480 of 697 in Michigan. Clyde Township is graded on two of the three inputs. The share of younger adults in volunteering groups holds the grade up; Clyde Township’s count of community nonprofits pulls it down.

B−
Civic lifeA character grade: shown, never part of Clyde Township’s overall grade.
All U.S. towns we grade (17,556)Ahead of 49%
FewerMore
Michigan towns we grade (697)Ahead of 31%
U.S. towns with similar incomes, $63K–$105K (8,834)Ahead of 49%

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. Clyde Township is small (5,422 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

8 community nonprofits are registered in Clyde Township

1.5 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 & culture10.18 per 1,000 · U.S. towns 0.24
Youth, sports & recreation00.00 per 1,000 · U.S. towns 0.52
Civic groups, clubs & veterans30.55 per 1,000 · U.S. towns 0.74
Human services10.18 per 1,000 · U.S. towns 0.59
Education10.18 per 1,000 · U.S. towns 0.43
Health00.00 per 1,000 · U.S. towns 0.16
Environment & animals20.37 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 (7 here), since whether a church registers depends on its denomination, not the town.

Volunteering

12.7%

12.7% of Clyde 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 Clyde Township’s residents live; 2022.

Nearest libraries

The closest is 5.9 miles away

Closest first, measured from the center of Clyde 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
Kimball TownshipG. Lynn Campbell Township Library fine-free—48B−
Fort Gratiot TownshipNone of its own——B+
Grant TownshipNone of its own——B
Kenockee TownshipNone of its own——B
RubyNone of its own——— under 1,000 residents
Port Huron 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 Clyde Township

Does Clyde Township have a public library?

No. The closest is G. Lynn Campbell Township Library in Kimball, 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 Clyde Township’s civic life grade?

B− Clyde Township is ahead of 49% of U.S. towns on civic life, #480 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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Reading, story times and the library in Clyde Township.

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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.