Library · Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor District Library
Ann Arbor’s library is the Ann Arbor District Library, a branch of Ann Arbor District Library, open about 69 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Ann Arbor’s branch belongs to Ann Arbor District Library, which serves 177,696 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Ann Arbor District Library
343 South Fifth Avenue, Ann Arbor 48104
69 hrsopen a week
110,000sq 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 Ann Arbor District Library
1.4M
visits
8.1 per resident
6.8M
loans, print + digital
38.1 per resident
1,877
programs & events
132K attended
59K
library cards
33% 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
8.1 visits · typical 2.1
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
26.3 print items · typical 3.2
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
11.7 e-items · typical 1.4
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
8.9 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.7 attendees · typical 0.2
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
33% of residents
A little below typical (32th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
6.8M loans last year
Books & media (adults)46%Kids’ books & media23%E-books, audio & streaming31%
Who the programs are for
1,877 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$106 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $19M.
Local 96%State 1%Gifts & other 3%
Locations
Other Ann Arbor District Library branches in Ann Arbor
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.