Library · Baltimore
Dowling Public Library
Baltimore’s library is the Dowling Public Library, a branch of Dowling Public Library, open about 35 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Multi-county system. Baltimore’s branch belongs to Dowling Public Library, which serves 4,788 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Dowling Public Library
1765 East Dowling Road, Hastings 49058
35 hrsopen a week
1,650sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Dowling Public Library
9,077
visits
1.9 per resident
6,283
loans, print + digital
1.3 per resident
4
programs & events
15 attended
262
library cards
5% 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
1.9 visits · typical 3.0
A little below typical (30th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.3 print items · typical 3.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (15th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.1 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (5th percentile)
Program attendance
0.0 attendees · typical 0.5
Lower than most similar-size libraries (1th percentile)
Cardholders
5% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (1th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
6,283 loans last year
Books & media (adults)91%Kids’ books & media9%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
4 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$15 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $71K.
Local 90%State 6%Gifts & other 4%
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.