Library · Colon
Colon Township Library
Colon’s library is the Colon Township Library, a branch of Colon Township Library, open about 36 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Multi-county system. Colon’s branch belongs to Colon Township Library, which serves 3,790 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Colon Township Library
128 South Blackstone Avenue, Colon 49040
36 hrsopen a week
8,312sq 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 Colon Township Library
13K
visits
3.4 per resident
27K
loans, print + digital
7.0 per resident
148
programs & events
1,441 attended
5,227
library cards
100% 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
3.4 visits · typical 3.0
Higher than 55% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
7.0 print items · typical 3.8
Higher than 80% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
2.4 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Higher than 66% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.4 attendees · typical 0.5
A little below typical (40th percentile)
Cardholders
100% of residents
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
27K loans last year
Books & media (adults)66%Kids’ books & media34%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
148 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$42 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $160K.
Local 79%State 2%Federal 13%Gifts & other 5%
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.