Clearing, The · Photo: Royalbroil · CC BY-SA 3.0Liberty Grove has no public library of its own; the nearest is Washington Island Branch in Washington Island, 7.6 miles away
Liberty Grove doesn’t have a public library of its own. The closest is Washington Island Branch in Washington Island, 7.6 miles away. Many small-town libraries give cards to neighbors, sometimes for a yearly fee, so call ahead.
–Civic lifeNot graded: fewer than two of the three inputsLibraries for Liberty Grove, in brief
Liberty Grove borrows from the libraries next door
Liberty Grove has no public library of its own, but two libraries are within 10 miles, the closest being Washington Island Branch in Washington Island (7.6 miles). 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
Washington Island Branch is nearest, open about 20 hours a week. Sister Bay / Liberty Grove Branch, 9 miles away, is open about 32 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.
What’s behind Liberty Grove’s civic life grade
Liberty Grove isn’t graded on civic life: it has no public library of its own and the volunteering estimate doesn’t cover enough of 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 →
10 community nonprofits are registered in Liberty Grove
4.3 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 (3 here), since whether a church registers depends on its denomination, not the town.
The closest is 7.6 miles away
Closest first, measured from the center of Liberty Grove. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ephraim | Ephraim Branch | — | 18 | — under 1,000 residents |
| Baileys Harbor | Baileys Harbor (Mcardle) Branch | — | 22 | A+ |
| Washington | Washington Island Branch | — | 20 | — under 1,000 residents |
| Gibraltar | Fish Creek Branch | — | 22 | A+ |
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 Liberty Grove
Does Liberty Grove have a public library?
No. The closest is Washington Island Branch in Washington Island, 7.6 miles from the town center. Many libraries give cards to people from neighboring towns, sometimes for a yearly fee, so call ahead.
What is Liberty Grove’s civic life grade?
Liberty Grove isn’t graded on civic life: it has no public library of its own and the volunteering estimate doesn’t cover enough of it. How it works.
Book talk
Reading, story times and the library in Liberty Grove.
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.