Library · Albion
Albion District Library
Albion’s library is the Albion District Library, a branch of Albion District Library, open about 43 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Multi-county system. Albion’s branch belongs to Albion District Library, which serves 10,460 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Albion District Library
501 South Superior Street, Albion 49224
43 hrsopen a week
16,898sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
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 Albion District Library
31K
visits
3.0 per resident
36K
loans, print + digital
3.5 per resident
152
programs & events
2,153 attended
1,845
library cards
18% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 10,000 to 25,000 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
3.0 visits · typical 3.1
A little below typical (48th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
2.8 print items · typical 3.9
A little below typical (35th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.7 e-items · typical 1.1
A little below typical (35th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.8 kids’ items · typical 1.8
A little below typical (26th percentile)
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.4
Lower than most similar-size libraries (21th percentile)
Cardholders
18% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (10th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
36K loans last year
Books & media (adults)56%Kids’ books & media24%E-books, audio & streaming20%
Who the programs are for
152 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$67 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $700K.
Local 93%State 1%Gifts & other 5%
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.