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 3.0New Hanover Township has no public library of its own; the nearest is Plumsted Library in New Egypt, 4.4 miles away
New Hanover Township doesn’t have a public library of its own. The closest is Plumsted Library in New Egypt, 4.4 miles away. Many small-town libraries give cards to neighbors, sometimes for a yearly fee, so call ahead.
DCivic lifeAhead of 13% of U.S. towns · #382 of 466 in New Jersey. Nonprofits and volunteering.Getting a library card from New Hanover Township
New Hanover Township borrows from the libraries next door
New Hanover Township has no public library of its own, but two libraries are within 10 miles, the closest being Plumsted Library in New Egypt (4.4 miles). Many small-town libraries give cards to people from neighboring towns, sometimes for a yearly fee, so call ahead. Nearest libraries ↓
New Hanover Township isn’t the only town nearby without one
North Hanover Township, Cookstown and McGuire AFB don’t have a public library of their own either. Among the towns next door, Plumsted Township (Plumsted Library) does. Libraries next door ↓
The closest isn’t the one open longest
Plumsted Library is nearest, open about 43 hours a week. Pemberton Branch Library, 6.2 miles away, is open about 56 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 New Hanover Township’s civic life grade
On community nonprofits and volunteering, New Hanover Township is ahead of 13% of U.S. towns, #382 of 466 in New Jersey. New Hanover Township is graded on two of the three inputs. Both inputs sit below most U.S. towns; New Hanover Township’s count of community nonprofits comes closest to the middle.
Most U.S. towns with similar household incomes ($80K–$134K) 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 →
18 community nonprofits are registered in New Hanover Township
2.5 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 (0 here), since whether a church registers depends on its denomination, not the town. 1 more name a national or statewide reach and are left out.
5.7%
5.7% of New Hanover 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 New Hanover Township’s residents live; 2022.
The closest is 4.4 miles away
Closest first, measured from the center of New Hanover 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plumsted Township | Plumsted Library fine-free | — | 43 | B− |
| North Hanover Township | None of its own | — | — | B |
| Cookstown | None of its own | — | — | — under 1,000 residents |
| McGuire AFB | None of its own | — | — | — graded as part of its town |
| Wrightstown | None of its own | — | — | — under 1,000 residents |
| Fort Dix | None of its own | — | — | — graded as part of its town |
| Pemberton 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 New Hanover Township
Does New Hanover Township have a public library?
No. The closest is Plumsted Library in New Egypt, 4.4 miles from the town center. Many libraries give cards to people from neighboring towns, sometimes for a yearly fee, so call ahead.
What is New Hanover Township’s civic life grade?
D New Hanover Township is ahead of 13% of U.S. towns on civic life, #382 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 New Hanover 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.