Library · Allegan
Allegan District Library
Allegan’s library is the Allegan District Library, a branch of Allegan District Library, open about 54 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Multi-county system. Allegan’s branch belongs to Allegan District Library, which serves 18,279 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Allegan District Library
331 Hubbard Street, Allegan 49010
54 hrsopen a week
21,266sq 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 Allegan District Library
95K
visits
5.2 per resident
56K
loans, print + digital
3.1 per resident
396
programs & events
8,868 attended
4,311
library cards
24% 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
5.2 visits · typical 3.1
Higher than 79% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
2.0 print items · typical 3.9
Lower than most similar-size libraries (24th percentile)
Digital borrowing
1.1 e-items · typical 1.1
A little below typical (49th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.9 kids’ items · typical 1.8
A little below typical (28th percentile)
Program attendance
0.5 attendees · typical 0.4
Higher than 55% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
24% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (19th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
56K loans last year
Books & media (adults)36%Kids’ books & media29%E-books, audio & streaming35%
Who the programs are for
396 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$53 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $960K.
Local 94%State 1%Federal 0%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.