Library · Frankenmuth
Frankenmuth James E. Wickson District Library
Frankenmuth’s library is the Frankenmuth James E. Wickson District Library, a branch of Frankenmuth James E. Wickson District Library, open about 52 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Multi-county system. Frankenmuth’s branch belongs to Frankenmuth James E. Wickson District Library, which serves 7,738 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Frankenmuth James E. Wickson District Library
359 South Franklin Street, Frankenmuth 48734
52 hrsopen a week
14,131sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
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 Frankenmuth James E. Wickson District Library
156K
visits
20.2 per resident
68K
loans, print + digital
8.7 per resident
285
programs & events
6,042 attended
4,524
library cards
58% 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
20.2 visits · typical 3.0
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
8.7 print items · typical 3.8
Higher than 88% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
3.6 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Higher than 83% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.8 attendees · typical 0.5
Higher than 69% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
58% of residents
Higher than 71% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
68K loans last year
Books & media (adults)59%Kids’ books & media41%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
285 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$53 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $413K.
Local 91%State 2%Gifts & other 7%
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.