Library · Algonac
Algonac-Clay Township Library
Algonac’s library is the Algonac-Clay Township Library, a branch of Saint Clair County Library System, open about 60 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Algonac’s branch belongs to Saint Clair County Library System, which serves 157,616 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Algonac-Clay Township Library
2011 Saint Clair River Drive, Algonac 48001
60 hrsopen a week
6,000sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Saint Clair County Library System
230K
visits
1.5 per resident
491K
loans, print + digital
3.1 per resident
1,412
programs & events
18K attended
54K
library cards
34% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 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
1.5 visits · typical 2.1
A little below typical (25th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
2.2 print items · typical 3.2
A little below typical (32th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.9 e-items · typical 1.4
A little below typical (33th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.8 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (20th percentile)
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.2
Lower than most similar-size libraries (16th percentile)
Cardholders
34% of residents
A little below typical (36th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
491K loans last year
Books & media (adults)46%Kids’ books & media26%E-books, audio & streaming28%
Who the programs are for
1,412 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$37 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $5.8M.
Local 92%State 2%Gifts & other 6%
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.