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Bliss Branch Library
Bliss’s library is the Bliss Branch Library, a branch of Mackinaw Area Public Library, open about 11 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Bliss’s branch belongs to Mackinaw Area Public Library, which serves 5,347 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Bliss Branch Library
265 Sturgeon Bay Trail, Levering 49755
11 hrsopen a week
590sq 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 Mackinaw Area Public Library
19K
visits
3.6 per resident
23K
loans, print + digital
4.4 per resident
759
programs & events
15K attended
857
library cards
16% 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
3.6 visits · typical 3.0
Higher than 59% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
2.8 print items · typical 3.8
A little below typical (36th percentile)
Digital borrowing
1.5 e-items · typical 1.0
Higher than 66% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
1.0 kids’ items · typical 1.6
A little below typical (33th percentile)
Program attendance
2.8 attendees · typical 0.5
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
16% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (9th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
23K loans last year
Books & media (adults)42%Kids’ books & media23%E-books, audio & streaming35%
Who the programs are for
759 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$36 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $194K.
Local 97%State 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.