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 3.0Lumberton Township has no public library of its own; the nearest is Mount Holly Library & Lyceum in Mount Holly, 2.9 miles away
Lumberton Township doesn’t have a public library of its own. The closest is Mount Holly Library & Lyceum in Mount Holly, 2.9 miles away. Many small-town libraries give cards to neighbors, sometimes for a yearly fee, so call ahead.
CCivic lifeAhead of 30% of U.S. towns · #304 of 466 in New Jersey. Nonprofits and volunteering.Libraries for Lumberton Township, in brief
Lumberton Township borrows from the libraries next door
Lumberton Township has no public library of its own, but four libraries are within 10 miles, the closest being Mount Holly Library & Lyceum in Mount Holly (2.9 miles). Many small-town libraries give cards to people from neighboring towns, sometimes for a yearly fee, so call ahead. Nearest libraries ↓
Lumberton Township isn’t the only town nearby without one
Hainesport Township and Eastampton Township don’t have a public library of their own either. Among the towns next door, Southampton Township (Sally Stretch Keen Memorial Library), Medford Township (Pinelands Branch Library) and Mount Holly Township (Mount Holly Library & Lyceum) do. Libraries next door ↓
The closest isn’t the one open longest
Mount Holly Library & Lyceum is nearest. Burlington County Library, 3.9 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 Lumberton Township’s civic life grade
On community nonprofits and volunteering, Lumberton Township is ahead of 30% of U.S. towns, #304 of 466 in New Jersey. Lumberton Township is graded on two of the three inputs. Both inputs sit below most U.S. towns; the share of younger adults in volunteering groups comes closest to the middle.
Most U.S. towns with similar household incomes ($85K–$142K) 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 →
37 community nonprofits are registered in Lumberton Township
2.9 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 (10 here), since whether a church registers depends on its denomination, not the town. 3 more name a national or statewide reach and are left out.
7.2%
7.2% of Lumberton 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 Lumberton Township’s residents live; 2022.
The closest is 2.9 miles away
Closest first, measured from the center of Lumberton 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Laurel Township | Mount Laurel Free Public Library fine-free | 9.3 | 68 | C+ |
| Southampton Township | Sally Stretch Keen Memorial Library | — | — | A− |
| Medford Township | Pinelands Branch Library fine-free | — | 53 | A |
| Mount Holly Township | Mount Holly Library & Lyceum | — | — | B− |
| Hainesport Township | None of its own | — | — | A− |
| Eastampton Township | None of its own | — | — | B− |
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 Lumberton Township
Does Lumberton Township have a public library?
No. The closest is Mount Holly Library & Lyceum in Mount Holly, 2.9 miles from the town center. Many libraries give cards to people from neighboring towns, sometimes for a yearly fee, so call ahead.
What is Lumberton Township’s civic life grade?
C Lumberton Township is ahead of 30% of U.S. towns on civic life, #304 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 Lumberton 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.