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Libraries near New Salem

New Salem has no public library of its own; the nearest is Glen Ullin Public Library in Glen Ullin, 19.6 miles away

New Salem doesn’t have a public library of its own. The closest is Glen Ullin Public Library in Glen Ullin, 19.6 miles away. Many small-town libraries give cards to neighbors, sometimes for a yearly fee, so call ahead.

B−Civic lifeAhead of 52% of U.S. towns. Nonprofits and volunteering.
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In brief

Libraries for New Salem, in brief

The nearest library is 20 miles from New Salem

New Salem has no public library of its own, and the closest, Glen Ullin Public Library in Glen Ullin, is 20 miles from the town center. The next nearest is Morton Mandan Public Library, 25 miles away. Nearest libraries ↓

The closest isn’t the one open longest

Glen Ullin Public Library is nearest. Bismarck Veterans Memorial Public Library, 30 miles away, is open about 71 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 New Salem’s civic life grade

On community nonprofits and volunteering, New Salem is ahead of 52% of U.S. towns. New Salem is graded on two of the three inputs. New Salem’s count of community nonprofits holds the grade up; the share of younger adults in volunteering groups pulls it down.

B−
Civic lifeA character grade: shown, never part of New Salem’s overall grade.
–Library visitsServed by a county or regional system, so there is no town figureACommunity nonprofits8.7 per 1,000 residents · ND towns 7.7 · U.S. 3.7DVolunteering4.6% of adults 25–44 · ND towns 6.9% · U.S. 7.5%
All U.S. towns we grade (17,556)Ahead of 52%
FewerMore
U.S. towns with similar incomes, $52K–$87K (8,995)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. New Salem is small (1,082 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

7 community nonprofits are registered in New Salem

8.7 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 & culture00.00 per 1,000 · U.S. towns 0.24
Youth, sports & recreation21.92 per 1,000 · U.S. towns 0.52
Civic groups, clubs & veterans22.44 per 1,000 · U.S. towns 0.74
Human services11.28 per 1,000 · U.S. towns 0.59
Education11.28 per 1,000 · U.S. towns 0.43
Health00.64 per 1,000 · U.S. towns 0.16
Environment & animals00.00 per 1,000 · U.S. towns 0.17
Other11.28 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 (2 here), since whether a church registers depends on its denomination, not the town.

Volunteering

4.6%

4.6% of New Salem’s Facebook users aged 25–44 belong to a volunteering or activism group, against 6.9% in the typical North Dakota 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 New Salem’s residents live; 2022.

Nearest libraries

The closest is 19.6 miles away

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

19.6miGlen Ullin Public LibraryGlen Ullin · fine-freeDirections →24.6miMorton Mandan Public LibraryMandan · 47 hrs a week · fine-freeDirections →30miBismarck Veterans Memorial Public LibraryBismarck · 71 hrs a week · fine-freeDirections →32.6miHazen Public LibraryHazen · 46 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 New Salem

Does New Salem have a public library?

No. The closest is Glen Ullin Public Library in Glen Ullin, 19.6 miles from the town center. Many libraries give cards to people from neighboring towns, sometimes for a yearly fee, so call ahead.

What is New Salem’s civic life grade?

B− New Salem is ahead of 52% 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.