Library · Berrien Springs
Berrien Springs Community Library
Berrien Springs’s library is the Berrien Springs Community Library, a branch of Berrien Springs Community Library, open about 54 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Berrien Springs’s branch belongs to Berrien Springs Community Library, which serves 9,245 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Berrien Springs Community Library
215 West Union Street, Berrien Springs 49103
54 hrsopen a week
12,250sq 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 Berrien Springs Community Library
19K
visits
2.0 per resident
48K
loans, print + digital
5.2 per resident
220
programs & events
3,427 attended
3,332
library cards
36% 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
2.0 visits · typical 3.0
A little below typical (33th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
4.1 print items · typical 3.8
Higher than 53% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
1.1 e-items · typical 1.0
Higher than 53% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
2.0 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Higher than 61% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.4 attendees · typical 0.5
A little below typical (39th percentile)
Cardholders
36% of residents
A little below typical (40th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
48K loans last year
Books & media (adults)40%Kids’ books & media39%E-books, audio & streaming20%
Who the programs are for
220 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$40 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $369K.
Local 91%State 2%Gifts & other 6%
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.