Photo: Hornbaker Chelsi, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service · Public domainLong Beach Township has no public library of its own; the nearest is Beach Haven Public Library in Beach Haven, 2.6 miles away
Long Beach Township doesn’t have a public library of its own. The closest is Beach Haven Public Library in Beach Haven, 2.6 miles away. Many small-town libraries give cards to neighbors, sometimes for a yearly fee, so call ahead.
ACivic lifeAhead of 86% of U.S. towns · #53 of 466 in New Jersey. Nonprofits and volunteering.Libraries for Long Beach Township, in brief
Long Beach Township borrows from the libraries next door
Long Beach Township has no public library of its own, but four libraries are within 10 miles, the closest being Beach Haven Public Library in Beach Haven (2.6 miles). Many small-town libraries give cards to people from neighboring towns, sometimes for a yearly fee, so call ahead. Nearest libraries ↓
Long Beach Township isn’t the only town nearby without one
North Beach Haven, Eagleswood Township and Barnegat Light don’t have a public library of their own either. Among the towns next door, Stafford Township (Stafford Branch Library), Ocean Township (Waretown Branch Library) and Little Egg Harbor Township (Little Egg Harbor Library) do. Libraries next door ↓
The closest isn’t the one open longest
Beach Haven Public Library is nearest. Stafford Branch Library, 6.9 miles away, is open about 64 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.
What’s behind Long Beach Township’s civic life grade
On community nonprofits and volunteering, Long Beach Township is ahead of 86% of U.S. towns, #53 of 466 in New Jersey. Long Beach Township is graded on two of the three inputs. Both inputs are above most U.S. towns; Long Beach 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 →
39 community nonprofits are registered in Long Beach Township
12.3 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.
7.8%
7.8% of Long Beach 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 Long Beach Township’s residents live; 2022.
The closest is 2.6 miles away
Closest first, measured from the center of Long Beach 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stafford Township | Stafford Branch Library fine-free | — | 64 | C+ |
| Ocean Township | Waretown Branch Library fine-free | — | 43 | B |
| Little Egg Harbor Township | Little Egg Harbor Library fine-free | — | 60 | B− |
| Beach Haven | Beach Haven Public Library | — | — | A |
| Surf City | Long Beach Island Branch Library fine-free | — | 56 | A |
| North Beach Haven | None of its own | — | — | — graded as part of its town |
| Eagleswood Township | None of its own | — | — | A− |
| Barnegat Light | None of its own | — | — | — under 1,000 residents |
| Harvey Cedars | None of its own | — | — | — under 1,000 residents |
| Ship Bottom | None of its own | — | — | A |
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 Long Beach Township
Does Long Beach Township have a public library?
No. The closest is Beach Haven Public Library in Beach Haven, 2.6 miles from the town center. Many libraries give cards to people from neighboring towns, sometimes for a yearly fee, so call ahead.
What is Long Beach Township’s civic life grade?
A Long Beach Township is ahead of 86% of U.S. towns on civic life, #53 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 Long Beach 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.