Library · Birmingham
Baldwin Public Library
Birmingham’s library is the Baldwin Public Library, a branch of Baldwin Public Library, open about 65 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Birmingham’s branch belongs to Baldwin Public Library, which serves 37,981 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Baldwin Public Library
300 West Merrill Street, Birmingham 48009
65 hrsopen a week
44,174sq 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 Baldwin Public Library
224K
visits
5.9 per resident
448K
loans, print + digital
11.8 per resident
1,046
programs & events
26K attended
34K
library cards
91% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 25,000 to 100,000 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
5.9 visits · typical 2.6
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
9.4 print items · typical 3.7
Higher than 89% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
2.4 e-items · typical 1.2
Higher than 80% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
5.9 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.7 attendees · typical 0.3
Higher than 85% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
91% of residents
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
448K loans last year
Books & media (adults)30%Kids’ books & media50%E-books, audio & streaming20%
Who the programs are for
1,046 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$116 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $4.4M.
Local 96%State 1%Federal 0%Gifts & other 3%
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.