Library · Coe
Shepherd Community Library
Coe’s library is the Shepherd Community Library, a branch of Chippewa River District Library System, open about 44 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Coe’s branch belongs to Chippewa River District Library System, which serves 46,057 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Shepherd Community Library
257 West Wright Avenue, Shepherd 48883
44 hrsopen a week
4,000sq 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 Chippewa River District Library System
164K
visits
3.6 per resident
235K
loans, print + digital
5.1 per resident
557
programs & events
17K attended
8,073
library cards
18% 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
3.6 visits · typical 2.6
Higher than 69% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
4.0 print items · typical 3.7
Higher than 53% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
1.1 e-items · typical 1.2
A little below typical (48th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.9 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Higher than 54% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.4 attendees · typical 0.3
Higher than 58% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
18% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (11th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
235K loans last year
Books & media (adults)42%Kids’ books & media36%E-books, audio & streaming22%
Who the programs are for
557 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$54 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $2.5M.
Local 89%State 1%Gifts & other 10%
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.