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Libraries near Godley

Godley has no public library of its own; the nearest is Joshua School & Public Library in Joshua, 8.7 miles away

Godley doesn’t have a public library of its own. The closest is Joshua School & Public Library in Joshua, 8.7 miles away. Many small-town libraries give cards to neighbors, sometimes for a yearly fee, so call ahead.

DCivic lifeAhead of 10% of U.S. towns · #403 of 539 in Texas. Nonprofits and volunteering.
Directions (817) 202-2547All nearby libraries
In brief

Getting a library card from Godley

Godley borrows from the libraries next door

Godley has no public library of its own, but Joshua School & Public Library is 8.7 miles away in Joshua. Many small-town libraries give cards to people from neighboring towns, sometimes for a yearly fee, so call ahead. Nearest libraries ↓

The closest isn’t the one open longest

Joshua School & Public Library is nearest, open about 42 hours a week. Burleson Public Library, 13 miles away, is open about 58 hours a week, so it may be easier to fit in. 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 Godley’s civic life grade

On community nonprofits and volunteering, Godley is ahead of 10% of U.S. towns, #403 of 539 in Texas. Godley is graded on two of the three inputs. Both inputs sit below most U.S. towns; Godley’s count of community nonprofits comes closest to the middle.

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Civic lifeA character grade: shown, never part of Godley’s overall grade.
–Library visitsNo public library of its own, so there is no town figureC−Community nonprofits2.4 per 1,000 residents · TX towns 3.3 · U.S. 3.7C−Volunteering5.2% of adults 25–44 · TX towns 5.7% · U.S. 7.5%
All U.S. towns we grade (17,556)Ahead of 10%
FewerMore
Texas towns we grade (539)Ahead of 25%
U.S. towns with similar incomes, $83K–$138K (5,732)Ahead of 8%

Most U.S. towns with similar household incomes ($83K–$138K) 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.

How sure. Graded on two inputs, so a change in either one moves the letter more than it would with three. Godley is small (5,093 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

7 community nonprofits are registered in Godley

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

Community nonprofits, by kind

Arts & culture00.00 per 1,000 · U.S. towns 0.24
Youth, sports & recreation10.36 per 1,000 · U.S. towns 0.52
Civic groups, clubs & veterans20.71 per 1,000 · U.S. towns 0.74
Human services00.11 per 1,000 · U.S. towns 0.59
Education20.82 per 1,000 · U.S. towns 0.43
Health00.00 per 1,000 · U.S. towns 0.16
Environment & animals10.28 per 1,000 · U.S. towns 0.17
Other00.18 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 (1 here), since whether a church registers depends on its denomination, not the town.

Volunteering

5.2%

5.2% of Godley’s Facebook users aged 25–44 belong to a volunteering or activism group, against 5.7% in the typical Texas 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 Godley’s residents live; 2022.

Nearest libraries

The closest is 8.7 miles away

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

8.7miJoshua School & Public LibraryJoshua · 42 hrs a weekDirections →11.6miCleburne Public LibraryCleburne · 45 hrs a weekDirections →12.4miCrowley Public LibraryCrowley · 40 hrs a weekDirections →13.1miBurleson Public LibraryBurleson · 58 hrs a week · fine-freeDirections →
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 Godley

Does Godley have a public library?

No. The closest is Joshua School & Public Library in Joshua, 8.7 miles from the town center. Many libraries give cards to people from neighboring towns, sometimes for a yearly fee, so call ahead.

What is Godley’s civic life grade?

D Godley is ahead of 10% of U.S. towns on civic life, #403 of 539 in Texas. 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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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.