Library · Bellaire
Bellaire Public Library
Bellaire’s library is the Bellaire Public Library, a branch of Bellaire Public Library, open about 37 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Multi-county system. Bellaire’s branch belongs to Bellaire Public Library, which serves 3,743 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Bellaire Public Library
111 South Bridge Street, Bellaire 49615
37 hrsopen a week
4,000sq 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 Bellaire Public Library
46K
visits
12.3 per resident
33K
loans, print + digital
8.9 per resident
264
programs & events
3,313 attended
4,120
library cards
100% 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
12.3 visits · typical 3.0
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
8.3 print items · typical 3.8
Higher than 86% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
0.6 e-items · typical 1.0
A little below typical (33th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
2.3 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Higher than 66% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.9 attendees · typical 0.5
Higher than 74% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
100% of residents
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
33K loans last year
Books & media (adults)67%Kids’ books & media26%E-books, audio & streaming6%
Who the programs are for
264 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$50 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $187K.
Local 73%State 3%Gifts & other 25%
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.