Photo: Famartin · CC BY-SA 4.0Mansfield Township has no public library of its own; the nearest is Oxford Public Library in Oxford, 4.6 miles away
Mansfield Township doesn’t have a public library of its own. The closest is Oxford Public Library in Oxford, 4.6 miles away. Many small-town libraries give cards to neighbors, sometimes for a yearly fee, so call ahead.
BCivic lifeAhead of 61% of U.S. towns · #162 of 466 in New Jersey. Nonprofits and volunteering.Libraries for Mansfield Township, in brief
Mansfield Township borrows from the libraries next door
Mansfield Township has no public library of its own, but four libraries are within 10 miles, the closest being Oxford Public Library in Oxford (4.6 miles). Many small-town libraries give cards to people from neighboring towns, sometimes for a yearly fee, so call ahead. Nearest libraries ↓
Mansfield Township isn’t the only town nearby without one
Beattystown, Lebanon Township and Anderson don’t have a public library of their own either. Among the towns next door, Washington Township (Wash. Twsp. Pub. Lib.(Long Valley)), Hackettstown (Hackettstown Free Public Library) and Washington Township (Franklin Branch) do. Libraries next door ↓
The closest isn’t the one open longest
Oxford Public Library is nearest. Northeastern Branch, 5.7 miles away, is open about 57 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 Mansfield Township’s civic life grade
On community nonprofits and volunteering, Mansfield Township is ahead of 61% of U.S. towns, #162 of 466 in New Jersey. Mansfield Township is graded on two of the three inputs. Both inputs are above most U.S. towns; the share of younger adults in volunteering groups 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 →
30 community nonprofits are registered in Mansfield Township
3.8 per 1,000 residents, against a U.S. town median of 3.7. The largest group: youth, sports & recreation.
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 (7 here), since whether a church registers depends on its denomination, not the town.
8.5%
8.5% of Mansfield 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 Mansfield Township’s residents live; 2022.
The closest is 4.6 miles away
Closest first, measured from the center of Mansfield 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Township | Wash. Twsp. Pub. Lib.(Long Valley) | 9.0 | 56 | B+ |
| Hackettstown | Hackettstown Free Public Library | 4.3 | 55 | C |
| Washington Township | Franklin Branch fine-free | — | — | — graded with its twin city |
| Oxford Township | Oxford Public Library | — | — | A− |
| Beattystown | None of its own | — | — | — graded as part of its town |
| Lebanon Township | None of its own | — | — | A |
| Anderson | None of its own | — | — | — under 1,000 residents |
| Independence Township | None of its own | — | — | C+ |
| Liberty 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 Mansfield Township
Does Mansfield Township have a public library?
No. The closest is Oxford Public Library in Oxford, 4.6 miles from the town center. Many libraries give cards to people from neighboring towns, sometimes for a yearly fee, so call ahead.
What is Mansfield Township’s civic life grade?
B Mansfield Township is ahead of 61% of U.S. towns on civic life, #162 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 Mansfield 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.