Library · Alpena
Alpena County Library
Alpena’s library is the Alpena County Library, a branch of Alpena County Library, open about 58 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Alpena’s branch belongs to Alpena County Library, which serves 28,907 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Alpena County Library
211 North First Avenue, Alpena 49707
58 hrsopen a week
26,000sq 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 Alpena County Library
61K
visits
2.1 per resident
83K
loans, print + digital
2.9 per resident
555
programs & events
5,525 attended
9,814
library cards
34% 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
2.1 visits · typical 2.6
A little below typical (39th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
2.1 print items · typical 3.7
A little below typical (29th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.7 e-items · typical 1.2
A little below typical (33th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.9 kids’ items · typical 1.7
A little below typical (29th percentile)
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.3
A little below typical (27th percentile)
Cardholders
34% of residents
A little below typical (38th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
83K loans last year
Books & media (adults)42%Kids’ books & media32%E-books, audio & streaming26%
Who the programs are for
555 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$43 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $1.2M.
Local 78%State 2%Gifts & other 20%
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.