Library · Blissfield
Schultz-Holmes Memorial Library
Schultz-Holmes Memorial Library serves 7,020 people in and around Blissfield. Last year it logged 29,990 visits, about 4.3 for every resident, and lent 23K books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
Schultz-Holmes Memorial Library
407 South Lane Street, Blissfield 49228
39 hrsopen a week
6,900sq ft
29Kbooks & media
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
#94
#94 of 391 MI libraries for visits per residentAmong every public library system in Michigan that reported visits
Fiscal year 2024
A year at the library
30K
visits
4.3 per resident
23K
loans, print + digital
3.3 per resident
167
programs & events
5,081 attended
3,617
library cards
52% 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
4.3 visits · typical 3.0
Higher than 68% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
2.5 print items · typical 3.8
A little below typical (31th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.8 e-items · typical 1.0
A little below typical (42th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.8 kids’ items · typical 1.6
A little below typical (26th percentile)
Program attendance
0.7 attendees · typical 0.5
Higher than 65% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
52% of residents
Higher than 63% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
23K loans last year
Books & media (adults)53%Kids’ books & media23%E-books, audio & streaming24%
Who the programs are for
167 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$46 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $321K.
Local 89%State 2%Gifts & other 9%
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.