Library · Dowagiac
Dowagiac District Library
Dowagiac’s library is the Dowagiac District Library, a branch of Dowagiac District Library, open about 49 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Multi-county system. Dowagiac’s branch belongs to Dowagiac District Library, which serves 12,727 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Dowagiac District Library
211 Commercial Street, Dowagiac 49047
49 hrsopen a week
15,832sq 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 Dowagiac District Library
39K
visits
3.0 per resident
60K
loans, print + digital
4.7 per resident
335
programs & events
3,032 attended
11K
library cards
86% 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
3.0 visits · typical 3.1
A little below typical (49th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
4.7 print items · typical 3.9
Higher than 59% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
2.0 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Higher than 55% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.4
A little below typical (25th percentile)
Cardholders
86% of residents
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
60K loans last year
Books & media (adults)57%Kids’ books & media43%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
335 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$39 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $499K.
Local 93%State 3%Federal 1%Gifts & other 3%
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.