Photo: Royalbroil · CC BY-SA 4.0Pittsfield has no public library of its own; the nearest is Pulaski Branch in Pulaski, 4 miles away
Pittsfield doesn’t have a public library of its own. The closest is Pulaski Branch in Pulaski, 4 miles away. Many small-town libraries give cards to neighbors, sometimes for a yearly fee, so call ahead.
A−Civic lifeAhead of 79% of U.S. towns · #103 of 358 in Wisconsin. Nonprofits and volunteering.Getting a library card from Pittsfield
Pittsfield borrows from the libraries next door
Pittsfield has no public library of its own, but three libraries are within 10 miles, the closest being Pulaski Branch in Pulaski (4 miles). Many small-town libraries give cards to people from neighboring towns, sometimes for a yearly fee, so call ahead. Nearest libraries ↓
Pittsfield isn’t the only town nearby without one
Chase, Suamico and Maple Grove don’t have a public library of their own either. Among the towns next door, Pulaski (Pulaski Branch) and Howard (Weyers-Hilliard Branch) do. Libraries next door ↓
The closest isn’t the one open longest
Pulaski Branch is nearest, open about 32 hours a week. Weyers-Hilliard Branch, 7.3 miles away, is open about 55 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 Pittsfield’s civic life grade
On community nonprofits and volunteering, Pittsfield is ahead of 79% of U.S. towns, #103 of 358 in Wisconsin. Pittsfield 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.
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 Pittsfield
3.7 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 (1 here), since whether a church registers depends on its denomination, not the town.
11.9%
11.9% of Pittsfield’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 Pittsfield’s residents live; 2022.
The closest is 4 miles away
Closest first, measured from the center of Pittsfield. 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.
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 Pittsfield
Does Pittsfield have a public library?
No. The closest is Pulaski Branch in Pulaski, 4 miles from the town center. Many libraries give cards to people from neighboring towns, sometimes for a yearly fee, so call ahead.
What is Pittsfield’s civic life grade?
A− Pittsfield is ahead of 79% of U.S. towns on civic life, #103 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 Pittsfield.
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.