Library · Benzonia
Benzonia Public Library
Benzonia’s library is the Benzonia Public Library, a branch of Benzonia Public Library, open about 44 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Multi-county system. Benzonia’s branch belongs to Benzonia Public Library, which serves 3,553 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Benzonia Public Library
891 Michigan Avenue, Benzonia 49616
44 hrsopen a week
3,150sq 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 Benzonia Public Library
24K
visits
6.6 per resident
22K
loans, print + digital
6.1 per resident
147
programs & events
3,145 attended
2,724
library cards
77% 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
6.6 visits · typical 3.0
Higher than 84% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
6.1 print items · typical 3.8
Higher than 74% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
2.0 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Higher than 58% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.9 attendees · typical 0.5
Higher than 74% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
77% of residents
Higher than 82% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
22K loans last year
Books & media (adults)68%Kids’ books & media32%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
147 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$34 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $122K.
Local 77%State 3%Gifts & other 20%
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.