Library · Alma
Alma Public Library
Alma’s library is the Alma Public Library, a branch of Alma Public Library, open about 50 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Multi-county system. Alma’s branch belongs to Alma Public Library, which serves 12,022 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Alma Public Library
500 East Superior St., Alma 48801
50 hrsopen a week
26,000sq 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 Alma Public Library
75K
visits
6.2 per resident
62K
loans, print + digital
5.2 per resident
285
programs & events
12K attended
15K
library cards
100% 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
6.2 visits · typical 3.1
Higher than 87% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
4.1 print items · typical 3.9
Higher than 52% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
1.1 e-items · typical 1.1
Higher than 50% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
1.9 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Higher than 52% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
1.0 attendees · typical 0.4
Higher than 86% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
100% of residents
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
62K loans last year
Books & media (adults)41%Kids’ books & media37%E-books, audio & streaming21%
Who the programs are for
285 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$47 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $564K.
Local 86%State 2%Gifts & other 13%
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.