Library · Essex
Maple Rapids Public Library
Essex’s library is the Maple Rapids Public Library, a branch of Maple Rapids Public Library, open about 24 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Multi-county system. Essex’s branch belongs to Maple Rapids Public Library, which serves 3,001 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Maple Rapids Public Library
130 South Maple Avenue, Maple Rapids 48853
24 hrsopen a week
1,800sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Maple Rapids Public Library
3,212
visits
1.1 per resident
4,859
loans, print + digital
1.6 per resident
36
programs & events
144 attended
2,273
library cards
76% 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
1.1 visits · typical 3.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (13th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.6 print items · typical 3.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (19th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.6 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (21th percentile)
Program attendance
0.0 attendees · typical 0.5
Lower than most similar-size libraries (6th percentile)
Cardholders
76% of residents
Higher than 82% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
4,859 loans last year
Books & media (adults)61%Kids’ books & media39%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
36 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$9 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $28K.
Local 92%State 6%Gifts & other 1%
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.