North Ridge United Methodist Church · Photo: Pubdog · Public domainCambria has no public library of its own; the nearest is Sanborn-Pekin Free Library in Sanborn, 4.5 miles away
Cambria doesn’t have a public library of its own. The closest is Sanborn-Pekin Free Library in Sanborn, 4.5 miles away. Many small-town libraries give cards to neighbors, sometimes for a yearly fee, so call ahead.
CCivic lifeAhead of 32% of U.S. towns · #528 of 751 in New York. Nonprofits and volunteering.Libraries for Cambria, in brief
Cambria borrows from the libraries next door
Cambria has no public library of its own, but four libraries are within 10 miles, the closest being Sanborn-Pekin Free Library in Sanborn (4.5 miles). Many small-town libraries give cards to people from neighboring towns, sometimes for a yearly fee, so call ahead. Nearest libraries ↓
Cambria isn’t the only town nearby without one
Lockport and Wheatfield don’t have a public library of their own either. Among the towns next door, Lewiston (Lewiston Public Library) and Wilson (Wilson Community Library) do. Libraries next door ↓
The closest isn’t the one open longest
Sanborn-Pekin Free Library is nearest, open about 29 hours a week. Lockport Public Library, 6.7 miles away, is open about 59 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 Cambria’s civic life grade
On community nonprofits and volunteering, Cambria is ahead of 32% of U.S. towns, #528 of 751 in New York. Cambria is graded on two of the three inputs. Cambria’s count of community nonprofits holds the grade up; the share of younger adults in volunteering groups pulls it down.
Most U.S. towns with similar household incomes ($84K–$139K) 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 →
22 community nonprofits are registered in Cambria
3.9 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 (4 here), since whether a church registers depends on its denomination, not the town.
6.0%
6.0% of Cambria’s Facebook users aged 25–44 belong to a volunteering or activism group, against 7.4% in the typical New York 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 Cambria’s residents live; 2022.
The closest is 4.5 miles away
Closest first, measured from the center of Cambria. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilson | Wilson Community Library fine-free | 4.6 | 46 | B |
| Lewiston | Lewiston Public Library | — | 41 | C |
| Lockport | None of its own | — | — | — graded with its twin city |
| Wheatfield | 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 Cambria
Does Cambria have a public library?
No. The closest is Sanborn-Pekin Free Library in Sanborn, 4.5 miles from the town center. Many libraries give cards to people from neighboring towns, sometimes for a yearly fee, so call ahead.
What is Cambria’s civic life grade?
C Cambria is ahead of 32% of U.S. towns on civic life, #528 of 751 in New York. 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 Cambria.
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.