Silver Lake has no public library of its own; the nearest is Stow-Munroe Falls Public Library in Stow, 0.9 miles away
Silver Lake doesn’t have a public library of its own. The closest is Stow-Munroe Falls Public Library in Stow, 0.9 miles away. Many small-town libraries give cards to neighbors, sometimes for a yearly fee, so call ahead.
C−Civic lifeAhead of 21% of U.S. towns · #809 of 914 in Ohio. Nonprofits and volunteering.Getting a library card from Silver Lake
Silver Lake borrows from the libraries next door
Silver Lake has no public library of its own, but four libraries are within 10 miles, the closest being Stow-Munroe Falls Public Library in Stow (0.9 miles). Many small-town libraries give cards to people from neighboring towns, sometimes for a yearly fee, so call ahead. Nearest libraries ↓
Most nearby libraries are fine-free
Three of the four closest libraries don’t charge 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 Silver Lake’s civic life grade
On community nonprofits and volunteering, Silver Lake is ahead of 21% of U.S. towns, #809 of 914 in Ohio. Silver Lake is graded on two of the three inputs. The share of younger adults in volunteering groups holds the grade up; Silver Lake’s count of community nonprofits pulls it down.
Most U.S. towns with similar household incomes ($105K–$175K) 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 →
Silver Lake has few registered community nonprofits
0.3 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 (0 here), since whether a church registers depends on its denomination, not the town.
8.2%
8.2% of Silver Lake’s Facebook users aged 25–44 belong to a volunteering or activism group, against 8.5% in the typical Ohio 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 Silver Lake’s residents live; 2022.
The closest is 0.9 miles away
Closest first, measured from the center of Silver Lake. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cuyahoga Falls | Cuyahoga Falls Library | — | 58 | B |
| Stow | Stow-Munroe Falls Public Library fine-free | — | 62 | 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 Silver Lake
Does Silver Lake have a public library?
No. The closest is Stow-Munroe Falls Public Library in Stow, 0.9 miles from the town center. Many libraries give cards to people from neighboring towns, sometimes for a yearly fee, so call ahead.
What is Silver Lake’s civic life grade?
C− Silver Lake is ahead of 21% of U.S. towns on civic life, #809 of 914 in Ohio. 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 Silver Lake.
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.