Library · Escanaba
Escanaba Public Library
Escanaba’s library is the Escanaba Public Library, a branch of Escanaba Public Library, open about 46 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Multi-county system. Escanaba’s branch belongs to Escanaba Public Library, which serves 25,482 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Escanaba Public Library
400 Ludington Street, Escanaba 49829
46 hrsopen a week
17,000sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Escanaba Public Library
40K
visits
1.6 per resident
71K
loans, print + digital
2.8 per resident
101
programs & events
3,245 attended
8,941
library cards
35% 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
1.6 visits · typical 2.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (24th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
2.1 print items · typical 3.7
A little below typical (29th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.7 e-items · typical 1.2
A little below typical (30th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.7 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (22th percentile)
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.3
Lower than most similar-size libraries (14th percentile)
Cardholders
35% of residents
A little below typical (40th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
71K loans last year
Books & media (adults)52%Kids’ books & media24%E-books, audio & streaming24%
Who the programs are for
101 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$24 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $622K.
Local 88%State 4%Gifts & other 8%
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.