Library · Belding
Alvah N. Belding Memorial Library
Belding’s library is the Alvah N. Belding Memorial Library, a branch of Alvah N. Belding Memorial Library, open about 48 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Multi-county system. Belding’s branch belongs to Alvah N. Belding Memorial Library, which serves 11,087 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Alvah N. Belding Memorial Library
302 East Main Street, Belding 48809
48 hrsopen a week
13,600sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
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 Alvah N. Belding Memorial Library
57K
visits
5.2 per resident
43K
loans, print + digital
3.9 per resident
157
programs & events
3,266 attended
2,673
library cards
24% 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
5.2 visits · typical 3.1
Higher than 79% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
2.9 print items · typical 3.9
A little below typical (37th percentile)
Digital borrowing
1.0 e-items · typical 1.1
A little below typical (48th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.4 kids’ items · typical 1.8
A little below typical (42th percentile)
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.4
A little below typical (33th percentile)
Cardholders
24% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (20th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
43K loans last year
Books & media (adults)37%Kids’ books & media37%E-books, audio & streaming26%
Who the programs are for
157 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$36 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $400K.
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.