Library · Big Creek

Oscoda County District Library

Big Creek’s library is the Oscoda County District Library, a branch of Oscoda County District Library, open about 43 hours a week.

IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024
County system. Big Creek’s branch belongs to Oscoda County District Library, which serves 8,219 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch

Oscoda County District Library

430 West Eighth Street, Mio 48647
43 hrsopen a week
5,800sq 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 Oscoda County District Library

13K
visits
1.5 per resident
17K
loans, print + digital
2.1 per resident
74
programs & events
1,139 attended
5,280
library cards
64% 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
1.5 visits · typical 3.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (23th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
2.1 print items · typical 3.8
A little below typical (25th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.1 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (4th percentile)
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.5
Lower than most similar-size libraries (16th percentile)
Cardholders
64% of residents
Higher than 75% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs

What people use it for

What people borrow

17K loans last year

Books & media (adults)96%Kids’ books & media4%E-books, audio & streaming0%

Who the programs are for

74 story times, classes, clubs and events

Ages 0–5
32
Ages 6–11
20
Teens
11
Adults
10
All ages
1
Money

Who pays for it

$36 per resident a year

Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $299K.

Local 92%State 2%Gifts & other 5%
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.

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