Library · Dearborn Heights
Dearborn Heights City Libraries
Dearborn Heights City Libraries serves 63,292 people in and around Dearborn Heights. Last year it logged 220,000 visits, about 3.5 for every resident, and lent 165K books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
Dearborn Heights City Libraries
24590 George Street, Dearborn Heights 48127
54 hrsopen a week
32,000sq ft
137Kbooks & media
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
#132
#132 of 391 MI libraries for visits per residentAmong every public library system in Michigan that reported visits
Fiscal year 2024
A year at the library
220K
visits
3.5 per resident
165K
loans, print + digital
2.6 per resident
151
programs & events
4,694 attended
8,287
library cards
13% 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
3.5 visits · typical 2.6
Higher than 68% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
2.2 print items · typical 3.7
A little below typical (30th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.4 e-items · typical 1.2
Lower than most similar-size libraries (18th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.9 kids’ items · typical 1.7
A little below typical (28th percentile)
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.3
Lower than most similar-size libraries (6th percentile)
Cardholders
13% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (6th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
165K loans last year
Books & media (adults)52%Kids’ books & media33%E-books, audio & streaming15%
Who the programs are for
151 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$37 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $2.3M.
Local 98%State 2%Gifts & other 0%
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.