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Libraries near Weisenberg Township

Weisenberg Township has no public library of its own; the nearest is Kutztown Community Library in Kutztown, 6.9 miles away

Weisenberg Township doesn’t have a public library of its own. The closest is Kutztown Community Library in Kutztown, 6.9 miles away. Many small-town libraries give cards to neighbors, sometimes for a yearly fee, so call ahead.

B+Civic lifeAhead of 68% of U.S. towns · #155 of 1,029 in Pennsylvania. Nonprofits and volunteering.
In brief

Libraries for Weisenberg Township, in brief

Weisenberg Township borrows from the libraries next door

Weisenberg Township has no public library of its own, but three libraries are within 10 miles, the closest being Kutztown Community Library in Kutztown (6.9 miles). Many small-town libraries give cards to people from neighboring towns, sometimes for a yearly fee, so call ahead. Nearest libraries ↓

Weisenberg Township isn’t the only town nearby without one

Lowhill Township, Lynn Township and Maxatawny Township don’t have a public library of their own either. Libraries next door ↓

The closest isn’t the one open longest

Kutztown Community Library is nearest, open about 47 hours a week. Parkland Community Library, 7.7 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.

Civic life grade

What’s behind Weisenberg Township’s civic life grade

On community nonprofits and volunteering, Weisenberg Township is ahead of 68% of U.S. towns, #155 of 1,029 in Pennsylvania. Weisenberg Township is graded on two of the three inputs. Both inputs are above most U.S. towns; the share of younger adults in volunteering groups ranks highest.

B+
Civic lifeA character grade: shown, never part of Weisenberg Township’s overall grade.
All U.S. towns we grade (17,556)Ahead of 68%
FewerMore
Pennsylvania towns we grade (1,029)Ahead of 85%
U.S. towns with similar incomes, $101K–$168K (3,199)Ahead of 71%

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.

How sure. Graded on two inputs, so a change in either one moves the letter more than it would with three. Weisenberg Township is small (5,102 residents), so a few dozen organizations or visits move its per-resident figures; the volunteering share is a 2022 estimate from Facebook users aged 25–44.

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 →

Places to belong

21 community nonprofits are registered in Weisenberg Township

4.1 per 1,000 residents, against a U.S. town median of 3.7. The largest group: education.

Community nonprofits, by kind

Arts & culture30.56 per 1,000 · U.S. towns 0.24
Youth, sports & recreation30.66 per 1,000 · U.S. towns 0.52
Civic groups, clubs & veterans30.68 per 1,000 · U.S. towns 0.74
Human services30.60 per 1,000 · U.S. towns 0.59
Education40.88 per 1,000 · U.S. towns 0.43
Health00.06 per 1,000 · U.S. towns 0.16
Environment & animals10.16 per 1,000 · U.S. towns 0.17
Other30.54 per 1,000 · U.S. towns 0.47

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. 1 more name a national or statewide reach and are left out.

Volunteering

8.8%

8.8% of Weisenberg 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 Weisenberg Township’s residents live; 2022.

Nearest libraries

The closest is 6.9 miles away

Closest first, measured from the center of Weisenberg Township. Each one’s hours, and whether it charges late fines.

Next door

Libraries next door

Who has a library of their own, and how much each town borrows. Tap a town to see its library.

12+ loans per resident8–124–8Under 4No library / shared system
TownLibraryLoans per residentHoursCivic life
Lowhill TownshipNone of its own——B−
Lynn TownshipNone of its own——B+
Maxatawny TownshipNone 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).

How to read these numbers

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 Weisenberg Township

Does Weisenberg Township have a public library?

No. The closest is Kutztown Community Library in Kutztown, 6.9 miles from the town center. Many libraries give cards to people from neighboring towns, sometimes for a yearly fee, so call ahead.

What is Weisenberg Township’s civic life grade?

B+ Weisenberg Township is ahead of 68% of U.S. towns on civic life, #155 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.

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Reading, story times and the library in Weisenberg Township.

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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.