Photo: Mr. Matté (if there is an issue with this image, contact me using this image's Commons talk page, my Commons user talk page, or my English Wikipedia user talk page; I'll know about it a lot faster) · CC BY-SA 4.0Woodbury Township has no public library of its own; the nearest is Williamsburg Public Library in Williamsburg, 1.2 miles away
Woodbury Township doesn’t have a public library of its own. The closest is Williamsburg Public Library in Williamsburg, 1.2 miles away. Many small-town libraries give cards to neighbors, sometimes for a yearly fee, so call ahead.
BCivic lifeAhead of 56% of U.S. towns. Nonprofits and volunteering.Libraries for Woodbury Township, in brief
Woodbury Township borrows from the libraries next door
Woodbury Township has no public library of its own, but Williamsburg Public Library is 1.2 miles away in Williamsburg. Many small-town libraries give cards to people from neighboring towns, sometimes for a yearly fee, so call ahead. Nearest libraries ↓
Woodbury Township isn’t the only town nearby without one
Catharine Township, Frankstown Township and Cove Forge don’t have a public library of their own either. Among the towns next door, Williamsburg (Williamsburg Public Library) does. Libraries next door ↓
The closest isn’t the one open longest
Williamsburg Public Library is nearest, open about 24 hours a week. Hollidaysburg Area Public Library, 10 miles away, is open about 57 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 Woodbury Township’s civic life grade
On community nonprofits and volunteering, Woodbury Township is ahead of 56% of U.S. towns. Woodbury Township is graded on two of the three inputs. Both inputs are above most U.S. towns; Woodbury 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 →
7 community nonprofits are registered in Woodbury Township
4.1 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 (2 here), since whether a church registers depends on its denomination, not the town.
7.7%
7.7% of Woodbury 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 Woodbury Township’s residents live; 2022.
The closest is 1.2 miles away
Closest first, measured from the center of Woodbury 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Williamsburg | Williamsburg Public Library fine-free | — | 24 | B+ |
| Catharine Township | None of its own | — | — | — under 1,000 residents |
| Frankstown Township | None of its own | — | — | B− |
| Cove Forge | None of its own | — | — | — under 1,000 residents |
| Robeson Extension | None of its own | — | — | — under 1,000 residents |
| Penn Township | None of its own | — | — | — too few inputs |
| Porter Township | None of its own | — | — | A− |
| Walker Township | None of its own | — | — | A− |
| Huston Township | None of its own | — | — | C |
| Ganister | None of its own | — | — | — under 1,000 residents |
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 Woodbury Township
Does Woodbury Township have a public library?
No. The closest is Williamsburg Public Library in Williamsburg, 1.2 miles from the town center. Many libraries give cards to people from neighboring towns, sometimes for a yearly fee, so call ahead.
What is Woodbury Township’s civic life grade?
B Woodbury Township is ahead of 56% of U.S. towns on civic life. 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 Woodbury 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.