Library · St. Michaels
St. Michaels Branch
St. Michaels’s library is the St. Michaels Branch, a branch of Talbot County Free Library, open about 52 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. St. Michaels’s branch belongs to Talbot County Free Library, which serves 37,626 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
St. Michaels Branch
106 Fremont St., St. Michaels 21663
52 hrsopen a week
7,700sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Auto-renews loansBooks renew on their own if no one’s waiting
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Talbot County Free Library
124K
visits
3.3 per resident
208K
loans, print + digital
5.5 per resident
601
programs & events
24K attended
20K
library cards
54% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 25,000 to 100,000 people
Per-resident numbers, compared only with libraries of a similar size across the country, because a tiny town’s library always looks busier per person.
Visits per resident
3.3 visits · typical 2.6
Higher than 63% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
5.5 print items · typical 3.7
Higher than 67% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
0.8 kids’ items · typical 1.7
A little below typical (27th percentile)
Program attendance
0.6 attendees · typical 0.3
Higher than 83% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
54% of residents
Higher than 74% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
208K loans last year
Books & media (adults)85%Kids’ books & media15%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
601 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$66 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $2.5M.
Local 69%State 11%Federal 1%Gifts & other 19%
About these numbers
How to read this page
Hours are an averageThe survey reports a building’s public hours for the whole year. We divide by the weeks it was open, so check the library’s own site for today’s hours.
Compared by size“Similar-size” means libraries serving about as many people, nationwide. Per-resident numbers always flatter the smallest towns, so they’re never compared with big cities.
One year, the library’s own countLibraries report their own visits, loans and programs for fiscal year 2024. A library that didn’t respond keeps its address and hours here, with no numbers.
Source: Institute of Museum and Library Services, Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024. Distances are straight-line from the town center.