Library · Eaton Rapids
Eaton Rapids Area District Library
Eaton Rapids’s library is the Eaton Rapids Area District Library, a branch of Eaton Rapids Area District Library, open about 41 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Multi-county system. Eaton Rapids’s branch belongs to Eaton Rapids Area District Library, which serves 12,421 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Eaton Rapids Area District Library
220 South Main Street, Eaton Rapids 48827
41 hrsopen a week
5,346sq 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 Eaton Rapids Area District Library
28K
visits
2.2 per resident
32K
loans, print + digital
2.6 per resident
150
programs & events
4,004 attended
2,338
library cards
19% 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
2.2 visits · typical 3.1
A little below typical (34th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.7 print items · typical 3.9
Lower than most similar-size libraries (19th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.9 e-items · typical 1.1
A little below typical (44th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.8 kids’ items · typical 1.8
A little below typical (26th percentile)
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.4
A little below typical (37th percentile)
Cardholders
19% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (11th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
32K loans last year
Books & media (adults)34%Kids’ books & media31%E-books, audio & streaming35%
Who the programs are for
150 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$36 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $452K.
Local 97%State 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.