Library · Flint
Gloria Coles Flint Public Library
Gloria Coles Flint Public Library serves 81,252 people in and around Flint. Last year it logged 144,603 visits, about 1.8 for every resident, and lent 174K books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
Gloria Coles Flint Public Library
1026 East Kearsley Street, Flint 48502
45 hrsopen a week
90,000sq ft
177Kbooks & media
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
#283
#283 of 391 MI libraries for visits per residentAmong every public library system in Michigan that reported visits
Fiscal year 2024
A year at the library
145K
visits
1.8 per resident
174K
loans, print + digital
2.1 per resident
646
programs & events
21K attended
18K
library cards
22% 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
1.8 visits · typical 2.6
A little below typical (30th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.4 print items · typical 3.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (20th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.7 e-items · typical 1.2
A little below typical (31th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.8 kids’ items · typical 1.7
A little below typical (26th percentile)
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.3
A little below typical (38th percentile)
Cardholders
22% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (17th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
174K loans last year
Books & media (adults)31%Kids’ books & media37%E-books, audio & streaming32%
Who the programs are for
646 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$51 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $4.1M.
Local 79%State 8%Gifts & other 12%
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.