Photo: Awkwafaba · CC BY-SA 3.0Vernon has no public library of its own; the nearest is Big Bend Village Library in Big Bend, 2.9 miles away
Vernon doesn’t have a public library of its own. The closest is Big Bend Village Library in Big Bend, 2.9 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 inputsGetting a library card from Vernon
Vernon borrows from the libraries next door
Vernon has no public library of its own, but four libraries are within 10 miles, the closest being Big Bend Village Library in Big Bend (2.9 miles). Many small-town libraries give cards to people from neighboring towns, sometimes for a yearly fee, so call ahead. Nearest libraries ↓
Vernon isn’t the only town nearby without one
Mukwonago, Waterford and Tichigan don’t have a public library of their own either. Among the towns next door, Big Bend (Big Bend Village Library), Mukwonago (Mukwonago Community Library) and Muskego (Muskego Public Library) do. Libraries next door ↓
The closest isn’t the one open longest
Big Bend Village Library is nearest, open about 43 hours a week. Muskego Public Library, 7.6 miles away, is open about 62 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 Vernon’s civic life grade
Vernon 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 →
Vernon has few registered community nonprofits
0.0 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 (0 here), since whether a church registers depends on its denomination, not the town.
The closest is 2.9 miles away
Closest first, measured from the center of Vernon. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mukwonago | Mukwonago Community Library | 13.5 | 60 | B+ |
| Muskego | Muskego Public Library | 11.3 | 62 | B+ |
| New Berlin | New Berlin Public Library | 10.9 | 66 | B+ |
| Big Bend | Big Bend Village Library | 9.3 | 43 | A |
| Mukwonago | None of its own | — | — | — graded with its twin city |
| Waterford | None of its own | — | — | — graded with its twin city |
| Tichigan | None of its own | — | — | — graded as part of its town |
| Waukesha | None of its own | — | — | — too few inputs |
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 Vernon
Does Vernon have a public library?
No. The closest is Big Bend Village Library in Big Bend, 2.9 miles from the town center. Many libraries give cards to people from neighboring towns, sometimes for a yearly fee, so call ahead.
What is Vernon’s civic life grade?
Vernon 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 Vernon.
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.