Photo: Royalbroil · CC BY-SA 3.0Crystal Falls Township has no public library of its own; the nearest is Amasa Community Library in Amasa, 6.6 miles away
Crystal Falls Township doesn’t have a public library of its own. The closest is Amasa Community Library in Amasa, 6.6 miles away. Many small-town libraries give cards to neighbors, sometimes for a yearly fee, so call ahead.
A+Civic lifeAmong the top 1% of U.S. towns. Nonprofits and volunteering.Getting a library card from Crystal Falls Township
Crystal Falls Township borrows from the libraries next door
Crystal Falls Township has no public library of its own, but Amasa Community Library is 6.6 miles away in Amasa. Many small-town libraries give cards to people from neighboring towns, sometimes for a yearly fee, so call ahead. Nearest libraries ↓
Crystal Falls Township isn’t the only town nearby without one
Mansfield Township, Mastodon Township and Spurr Township don’t have a public library of their own either. Among the towns next door, Crystal Falls (Crystal Falls District Community Library), Hematite Township (Amasa Community Library) and Amasa (Amasa Community Library) do. Libraries next door ↓
The closest isn’t the one open longest
Amasa Community Library is nearest. Crystal Falls District Community Library, 11 miles away, is open about 55 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 Crystal Falls Township’s civic life grade
On community nonprofits and volunteering, Crystal Falls Township is among the top 1% of U.S. towns. Crystal Falls Township is graded on two of the three inputs. Both inputs put Crystal Falls Township near the top nationally; Crystal Falls Township’s count of community nonprofits ranks highest.
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 →
20 community nonprofits are registered in Crystal Falls Township
11.4 per 1,000 residents, against a U.S. town median of 3.7. The largest group: civic groups, clubs & veterans.
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 (2 here), since whether a church registers depends on its denomination, not the town.
15.2%
15.2% of Crystal Falls 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 Crystal Falls Township’s residents live; 2022.
The closest is 6.6 miles away
Closest first, measured from the center of Crystal Falls 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crystal Falls | Crystal Falls District Community Library | — | 55 | A+ |
| Hematite Township | Amasa Community Library | — | — | — under 1,000 residents |
| Amasa | Amasa Community Library | — | — | — under 1,000 residents |
| Republic Township | Republic-Michigamme School/ Public Library fine-free | — | 10 | — too few inputs |
| Mansfield Township | None of its own | — | — | — under 1,000 residents |
| Mastodon Township | None of its own | — | — | — under 1,000 residents |
| Spurr Township | None of its own | — | — | — under 1,000 residents |
| Bates Township | None of its own | — | — | — under 1,000 residents |
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 Crystal Falls Township
Does Crystal Falls Township have a public library?
No. The closest is Amasa Community Library in Amasa, 6.6 miles from the town center. Many libraries give cards to people from neighboring towns, sometimes for a yearly fee, so call ahead.
What is Crystal Falls Township’s civic life grade?
A+ Crystal Falls Township is among the top 1% 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.
Book talk
Reading, story times and the library in Crystal Falls 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.