Library · Ashley
Ashley District Library
Ashley’s library is the Ashley District Library, a branch of Ashley District Library, open about 36 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Multi-county system. Ashley’s branch belongs to Ashley District Library, which serves 2,888 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Ashley District Library
104 New Street, Ashley 48806
36 hrsopen a week
2,723sq 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 Ashley District Library
6,000
visits
2.1 per resident
6,500
loans, print + digital
2.3 per resident
8
programs & events
113 attended
867
library cards
30% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000 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 3.0
A little below typical (34th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
2.3 print items · typical 3.8
A little below typical (27th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
2.3 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Higher than 64% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.0 attendees · typical 0.5
Lower than most similar-size libraries (5th percentile)
Cardholders
30% of residents
A little below typical (30th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
6,500 loans last year
Books & media (adults)0%Kids’ books & media100%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
8 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$5 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $14K.
Local 98%State 2%
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.