Library · Dalton
Dalton Branch Library
Dalton’s library is the Dalton Branch Library, a branch of Muskegon Area District Library, open about 45 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Multi-county system. Dalton’s branch belongs to Muskegon Area District Library, which serves 107,920 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Dalton Branch Library
3175 Fifth Street, Twin Lake 49457
45 hrsopen a week
2,470sq 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 Muskegon Area District Library
281K
visits
2.6 per resident
575K
loans, print + digital
5.3 per resident
1,660
programs & events
27K attended
21K
library cards
19% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 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
2.6 visits · typical 2.1
Higher than 66% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
4.1 print items · typical 3.2
Higher than 63% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
1.2 e-items · typical 1.4
A little below typical (45th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.7 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Higher than 54% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.2
Higher than 59% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
19% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (12th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
575K loans last year
Books & media (adults)45%Kids’ books & media33%E-books, audio & streaming23%
Who the programs are for
1,660 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$43 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $4.7M.
Local 95%State 4%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.