Photo: User:Magicpiano · CC BY-SA 4.0Burlington Township has no public library of its own; the nearest is Library Company of Burlington in Burlington, 1.8 miles away
Burlington Township doesn’t have a public library of its own. The closest is Library Company of Burlington in Burlington, 1.8 miles away. Many small-town libraries give cards to neighbors, sometimes for a yearly fee, so call ahead.
C−Civic lifeAhead of 22% of U.S. towns · #330 of 466 in New Jersey. Nonprofits and volunteering.Getting a library card from Burlington Township
Burlington Township borrows from the libraries next door
Burlington Township has no public library of its own, but four libraries are within 10 miles, the closest being Library Company of Burlington in Burlington (1.8 miles). Many small-town libraries give cards to people from neighboring towns, sometimes for a yearly fee, so call ahead. Nearest libraries ↓
Burlington Township isn’t the only town nearby without one
Springfield Township, Edgewater Park Township and Bristol don’t have a public library of their own either. Among the towns next door, Westampton Township (Burlington County Library), Willingboro Township (Willingboro Public Library) and Burlington (Library Company of Burlington) do. Libraries next door ↓
The closest isn’t the one open longest
Library Company of Burlington is nearest, open about 43 hours a week. Burlington County Library, 3.3 miles away, is open about 68 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 Burlington Township’s civic life grade
On community nonprofits and volunteering, Burlington Township is ahead of 22% of U.S. towns, #330 of 466 in New Jersey. Burlington Township is graded on two of the three inputs. Burlington Township’s count of community nonprofits holds the grade up; the share of younger adults in volunteering groups pulls it down.
Most U.S. towns with similar household incomes ($78K–$130K) 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.
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 →
91 community nonprofits are registered in Burlington Township
3.8 per 1,000 residents, against a U.S. town median of 3.7. The largest group: human services.
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 (37 here), since whether a church registers depends on its denomination, not the town. 7 more name a national or statewide reach and are left out.
4.8%
4.8% of Burlington Township’s Facebook users aged 25–44 belong to a volunteering or activism group, against 7.2% in the typical New Jersey 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 Burlington Township’s residents live; 2022.
The closest is 1.8 miles away
Closest first, measured from the center of Burlington 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burlington | Library Company of Burlington | 2.2 | 43 | C− |
| Florence Township | Florence Township Library fine-free | 1.7 | 45 | D |
| Willingboro Township | Willingboro Public Library | 1.2 | 60 | C− |
| Westampton Township | Burlington County Library fine-free | — | 68 | B− |
| Bristol Township | Levittown Regional Library | — | 61 | D |
| Springfield Township | None of its own | — | — | B |
| Edgewater Park Township | None of its own | — | — | D |
| Bristol | None 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).
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 Burlington Township
Does Burlington Township have a public library?
No. The closest is Library Company of Burlington in Burlington, 1.8 miles from the town center. Many libraries give cards to people from neighboring towns, sometimes for a yearly fee, so call ahead.
What is Burlington Township’s civic life grade?
C− Burlington Township is ahead of 22% of U.S. towns on civic life, #330 of 466 in New Jersey. 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 Burlington 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.