Knox Headquarters · Photo: The original uploader was Daniel Case at English Wikipedia. · CC BY-SA 3.0New Windsor has no public library of its own; the nearest is Newburgh Free Library Town Branch in Newburgh, 4.1 miles away
New Windsor doesn’t have a public library of its own. The closest is Newburgh Free Library Town Branch in Newburgh, 4.1 miles away. Many small-town libraries give cards to neighbors, sometimes for a yearly fee, so call ahead.
CCivic lifeAhead of 26% of U.S. towns · #574 of 751 in New York. Nonprofits and volunteering.Libraries for New Windsor, in brief
New Windsor borrows from the libraries next door
New Windsor has no public library of its own, but four libraries are within 10 miles, the closest being Newburgh Free Library Town Branch in Newburgh (4.1 miles). Many small-town libraries give cards to people from neighboring towns, sometimes for a yearly fee, so call ahead. Nearest libraries ↓
New Windsor isn’t the only town nearby without one
Hamptonburgh and Vails Gate don’t have a public library of their own either. Among the towns next door, Cornwall (Cornwall Public Library), Newburgh (Newburgh Free Library) and Newburgh (Newburgh Free Library Town Branch) do. Libraries next door ↓
The closest isn’t the one open longest
Newburgh Free Library Town Branch is nearest, open about 44 hours a week. Newburgh Free Library, 5.6 miles away, is open about 62 hours a week, so it may be easier to fit in. Nearest libraries ↓
The nearby libraries are all fine-free
None of the four closest libraries charges 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 New Windsor’s civic life grade
On community nonprofits and volunteering, New Windsor is ahead of 26% of U.S. towns, #574 of 751 in New York. New Windsor 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 ($71K–$119K) 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 →
72 community nonprofits are registered in New Windsor
2.6 per 1,000 residents, against a U.S. town median of 3.7. The largest group: education.
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 (15 here), since whether a church registers depends on its denomination, not the town. 4 more name a national or statewide reach and are left out.
7.1%
7.1% of New Windsor’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 New Windsor’s residents live; 2022.
The closest is 4.1 miles away
Closest first, measured from the center of New Windsor. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montgomery | Josephine-Louise Public Library fine-free | 7.3 | 52 | C+ |
| Cornwall | Cornwall Public Library fine-free | — | 47 | A |
| Newburgh | Newburgh Free Library fine-free | — | 62 | B− |
| Newburgh | Newburgh Free Library Town Branch fine-free | — | 44 | — graded with its twin city |
| Blooming Grove | Moffat Library of Washingtonville fine-free | — | 60 | C+ |
| Fishkill | Blodgett Memorial Library District of Fishkill fine-free | — | 40 | C+ |
| Firthcliffe | Cornwall Public Library fine-free | — | 47 | — graded as part of its town |
| Hamptonburgh | None of its own | — | — | C |
| Vails Gate | None of its own | — | — | — graded as part of its town |
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 Windsor
Does New Windsor have a public library?
No. The closest is Newburgh Free Library Town Branch in Newburgh, 4.1 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 Windsor’s civic life grade?
C New Windsor is ahead of 26% of U.S. towns on civic life, #574 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 New Windsor.
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.