Photo: Mr. Matté (if there is an issue with this image, contact me using this image's Commons talk page, my Commons user talk page, or my English Wikipedia user talk page; I'll know about it a lot faster) · CC BY-SA 4.0Keansburg has no public library of its own; the nearest is Union Beach Memorial Library in Union Beach, 0.8 miles away
Keansburg doesn’t have a public library of its own. The closest is Union Beach Memorial Library in Union Beach, 0.8 miles away. Many small-town libraries give cards to neighbors, sometimes for a yearly fee, so call ahead.
C+Civic lifeAhead of 36% of U.S. towns · #271 of 466 in New Jersey. Nonprofits and volunteering.Getting a library card from Keansburg
Keansburg borrows from the libraries next door
Keansburg has no public library of its own, but four libraries are within 10 miles, the closest being Union Beach Memorial Library in Union Beach (0.8 miles). Many small-town libraries give cards to people from neighboring towns, sometimes for a yearly fee, so call ahead. Nearest libraries ↓
Keansburg isn’t the only town nearby without one
North Middletown and Aberdeen Township don’t have a public library of their own either. Among the towns next door, Union Beach (Union Beach Memorial Library), Keyport (Keyport Free Public Library) and Hazlet Township (Hazlet Memorial Libray) do. Libraries next door ↓
The closest isn’t the one open longest
Union Beach Memorial Library is nearest. Middletown Twsp. Pub. Lib., 4.1 miles away, is open about 64 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 Keansburg’s civic life grade
On community nonprofits and volunteering, Keansburg is ahead of 36% of U.S. towns, #271 of 466 in New Jersey. Keansburg is graded on two of the three inputs. The share of younger adults in volunteering groups holds the grade up; Keansburg’s count of community nonprofits pulls it down.
Most U.S. towns with similar household incomes ($61K–$102K) 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 →
24 community nonprofits are registered in Keansburg
2.5 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 (5 here), since whether a church registers depends on its denomination, not the town.
8.3%
8.3% of Keansburg’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 Keansburg’s residents live; 2022.
The closest is 0.8 miles away
Closest first, measured from the center of Keansburg. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middletown Township | Middletown Twsp. Pub. Lib. | 7.5 | 64 | B− |
| Keyport | Keyport Free Public Library | 2.9 | 48 | C− |
| Union Beach | Union Beach Memorial Library | — | — | C |
| Hazlet Township | Hazlet Memorial Libray | — | 43 | B− |
| North Middletown | None of its own | — | — | — graded as part of its town |
| Aberdeen Township | 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 Keansburg
Does Keansburg have a public library?
No. The closest is Union Beach Memorial Library in Union Beach, 0.8 miles from the town center. Many libraries give cards to people from neighboring towns, sometimes for a yearly fee, so call ahead.
What is Keansburg’s civic life grade?
C+ Keansburg is ahead of 36% of U.S. towns on civic life, #271 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 Keansburg.
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.