Library · Elk Rapids
Elk Rapids District Library
Elk Rapids’s library is the Elk Rapids District Library, a branch of Elk Rapids District Library, open about 52 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Multi-county system. Elk Rapids’s branch belongs to Elk Rapids District Library, which serves 5,482 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Elk Rapids District Library
300 Isle of Pines, Elk Rapids 49629
52 hrsopen a week
6,500sq 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 Elk Rapids District Library
40K
visits
7.4 per resident
47K
loans, print + digital
8.5 per resident
275
programs & events
4,466 attended
4,662
library cards
85% 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
7.4 visits · typical 3.0
Higher than 88% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
6.3 print items · typical 3.8
Higher than 75% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
2.2 e-items · typical 1.0
Higher than 81% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
2.0 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Higher than 60% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.8 attendees · typical 0.5
Higher than 70% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
85% of residents
Higher than 86% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
47K loans last year
Books & media (adults)50%Kids’ books & media24%E-books, audio & streaming26%
Who the programs are for
275 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$72 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $393K.
Local 95%State 2%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.