Library · Caro
Caro Area District Library
Caro’s library is the Caro Area District Library, a branch of Caro Area District Library, open about 60 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Caro’s branch belongs to Caro Area District Library, which serves 11,411 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Caro Area District Library
840 West Frank Street, Caro 48723
60 hrsopen a week
15,000sq 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 Caro Area District Library
173K
visits
15.2 per resident
48K
loans, print + digital
4.2 per resident
269
programs & events
5,758 attended
4,943
library cards
43% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 10,000 to 25,000 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
15.2 visits · typical 3.1
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
3.5 print items · typical 3.9
A little below typical (44th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.8 e-items · typical 1.1
A little below typical (38th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.3 kids’ items · typical 1.8
A little below typical (38th percentile)
Program attendance
0.5 attendees · typical 0.4
Higher than 57% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
43% of residents
Higher than 56% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
48K loans last year
Books & media (adults)51%Kids’ books & media31%E-books, audio & streaming18%
Who the programs are for
269 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$51 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $584K.
Local 86%State 5%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.