Newbold has no public library of its own; the nearest is Rhinelander District Library in Rhinelander, 10.2 miles away
Newbold doesn’t have a public library of its own. The closest is Rhinelander District Library in Rhinelander, 10.2 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 · #161 of 358 in Wisconsin. Nonprofits and volunteering.Getting a library card from Newbold
Newbold borrows from the libraries next door
Newbold has no public library of its own, but Rhinelander District Library is 10 miles away in Rhinelander. Many small-town libraries give cards to people from neighboring towns, sometimes for a yearly fee, so call ahead. Nearest libraries ↓
Newbold isn’t the only town nearby without one
Lake Tomahawk, Pine Lake and St. Germain don’t have a public library of their own either. Among the towns next door, Rhinelander (Rhinelander District Library) does. Libraries next door ↓
Most nearby libraries are fine-free
Three of the four closest libraries don’t charge 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 Newbold’s civic life grade
On community nonprofits and volunteering, Newbold is ahead of 68% of U.S. towns, #161 of 358 in Wisconsin. Newbold is graded on two of the three inputs. Both inputs are above most U.S. towns; Newbold’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 →
14 community nonprofits are registered in Newbold
5.0 per 1,000 residents, against a U.S. town median of 3.7. The largest group: youth, sports & recreation.
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.
7.8%
7.8% of Newbold’s Facebook users aged 25–44 belong to a volunteering or activism group, against 8.6% in the typical Wisconsin 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 Newbold’s residents live; 2022.
The closest is 10.2 miles away
Closest first, measured from the center of Newbold. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rhinelander | Rhinelander District Library | — | 55 | B+ |
| Lake Tomahawk | None of its own | — | — | — too few inputs |
| Pine Lake | None of its own | — | — | B+ |
| St. Germain | None of its own | — | — | B− |
| Sugar Camp | None of its own | — | — | B+ |
| Crescent | None of its own | — | — | B+ |
| Woodruff | None of its own | — | — | B− |
| Cassian | 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 Newbold
Does Newbold have a public library?
No. The closest is Rhinelander District Library in Rhinelander, 10.2 miles from the town center. Many libraries give cards to people from neighboring towns, sometimes for a yearly fee, so call ahead.
What is Newbold’s civic life grade?
B+ Newbold is ahead of 68% of U.S. towns on civic life, #161 of 358 in Wisconsin. 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 Newbold.
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.