Library · Frankfort
Benzie Shores District Library
Frankfort’s library is the Benzie Shores District Library, a branch of Benzie Shores District Library, open about 44 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Multi-county system. Frankfort’s branch belongs to Benzie Shores District Library, which serves 3,772 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Benzie Shores District Library
630 Main Street, Frankfort 49635
44 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 Benzie Shores District Library
41K
visits
10.8 per resident
61K
loans, print + digital
16.2 per resident
200
programs & events
2,454 attended
3,078
library cards
82% 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
10.8 visits · typical 3.0
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
11.9 print items · typical 3.8
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
4.3 e-items · typical 1.0
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
4.3 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Higher than 87% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.7 attendees · typical 0.5
Higher than 60% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
82% of residents
Higher than 84% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
61K loans last year
Books & media (adults)47%Kids’ books & media26%E-books, audio & streaming26%
Who the programs are for
200 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$87 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $327K.
Local 96%State 1%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.