Nakashima, George, Woodworker Complex · Photo: Shuvaev · CC BY-SA 3.0Solebury Township has no public library of its own; the nearest is Free Library of New Hope and Solebury in New Hope, 2.9 miles away
Solebury Township doesn’t have a public library of its own. The closest is Free Library of New Hope and Solebury in New Hope, 2.9 miles away. Many small-town libraries give cards to neighbors, sometimes for a yearly fee, so call ahead.
ACivic lifeAhead of 86% of U.S. towns · #40 of 1,029 in Pennsylvania. Nonprofits and volunteering.Getting a library card from Solebury Township
Solebury Township borrows from the libraries next door
Solebury Township has no public library of its own, but four libraries are within 10 miles, the closest being Free Library of New Hope and Solebury in New Hope (2.9 miles). Many small-town libraries give cards to people from neighboring towns, sometimes for a yearly fee, so call ahead. Nearest libraries ↓
Solebury Township isn’t the only town nearby without one
Delaware Township, Buckingham Township and Plumstead Township don’t have a public library of their own either. Among the towns next door, New Hope (Free Library of New Hope and Solebury), West Amwell Township (South County Branch) and Hopewell Township (Hopewell Branch Library) do. Libraries next door ↓
This summary is written from the numbers on this page. Distances are straight-line from the town center.
What’s behind Solebury Township’s civic life grade
On community nonprofits and volunteering, Solebury Township is ahead of 86% of U.S. towns, #40 of 1,029 in Pennsylvania. Solebury Township is graded on two of the three inputs. Both inputs are above most U.S. towns; Solebury Township’s count of community nonprofits 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 →
50 community nonprofits are registered in Solebury Township
5.8 per 1,000 residents, against a U.S. town median of 3.7. The largest group: arts & culture.
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. 5 more name a national or statewide reach and are left out.
9.3%
9.3% of Solebury Township’s Facebook users aged 25–44 belong to a volunteering or activism group, against 7.0% in the typical Pennsylvania 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 Solebury Township’s residents live; 2022.
The closest is 2.9 miles away
Closest first, measured from the center of Solebury 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lambertville | Lambertville Free Public Library fine-free | 4.9 | 50 | A |
| New Hope | Free Library of New Hope and Solebury | — | 48 | A− |
| West Amwell Township | South County Branch | — | 56 | C+ |
| Hopewell Township | Hopewell Branch Library | — | 40 | A |
| Delaware Township | None of its own | — | — | A |
| Buckingham Township | None of its own | — | — | C+ |
| Plumstead Township | None of its own | — | — | C+ |
| Stockton | None of its own | — | — | — under 1,000 residents |
| Upper Makefield 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 Solebury Township
Does Solebury Township have a public library?
No. The closest is Free Library of New Hope and Solebury in New Hope, 2.9 miles from the town center. Many libraries give cards to people from neighboring towns, sometimes for a yearly fee, so call ahead.
What is Solebury Township’s civic life grade?
A Solebury Township is ahead of 86% of U.S. towns on civic life, #40 of 1,029 in Pennsylvania. 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 Solebury 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.