Library · Brighton
Brighton District Library
Brighton’s library is the Brighton District Library, a branch of Brighton District Library, open about 60 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Multi-county system. Brighton’s branch belongs to Brighton District Library, which serves 45,844 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Brighton District Library
100 Library Drive, Brighton 48116
60 hrsopen a week
23,100sq 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 Brighton District Library
154K
visits
3.4 per resident
393K
loans, print + digital
8.6 per resident
453
programs & events
12K attended
13K
library cards
29% 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
3.4 visits · typical 2.6
Higher than 65% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
6.8 print items · typical 3.7
Higher than 77% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
1.8 e-items · typical 1.2
Higher than 66% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
3.4 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Higher than 78% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.3
A little below typical (39th percentile)
Cardholders
29% of residents
A little below typical (28th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
393K loans last year
Books & media (adults)40%Kids’ books & media40%E-books, audio & streaming21%
Who the programs are for
453 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$49 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $2.3M.
Local 95%State 2%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.