Library · Camden
Camden Township Library
Camden’s library is the Camden Township Library, a branch of Camden Township Library, open about 27 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Multi-county system. Camden’s branch belongs to Camden Township Library, which serves 4,182 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Camden Township Library
119 South Main Street, Camden 49232
27 hrsopen a week
1,728sq 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 Camden Township Library
3,550
visits
0.8 per resident
6,539
loans, print + digital
1.6 per resident
312
programs & events
572 attended
668
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
0.8 visits · typical 3.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (9th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.1 print items · typical 3.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (11th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.5 e-items · typical 1.0
A little below typical (30th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.6 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (20th percentile)
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.5
Lower than most similar-size libraries (16th percentile)
Cardholders
16% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (9th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
6,539 loans last year
Books & media (adults)31%Kids’ books & media37%E-books, audio & streaming32%
Who the programs are for
312 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$13 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $52K.
Local 93%State 6%Gifts & other 1%
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.