Library · Fremont
Fremont Area District Library
Fremont’s library is the Fremont Area District Library, a branch of Fremont Area District Library, open about 56 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Fremont’s branch belongs to Fremont Area District Library, which serves 13,885 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Fremont Area District Library
104 East Main Street, Fremont 49412
56 hrsopen a week
39,669sq 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 Fremont Area District Library
60K
visits
4.3 per resident
253K
loans, print + digital
18.2 per resident
449
programs & events
18K attended
3,394
library cards
24% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 10,000 to 25,000 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
4.3 visits · typical 3.1
Higher than 70% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
16.3 print items · typical 3.9
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
1.9 e-items · typical 1.1
Higher than 72% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
7.5 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
1.3 attendees · typical 0.4
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
24% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (21th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
253K loans last year
Books & media (adults)48%Kids’ books & media41%E-books, audio & streaming10%
Who the programs are for
449 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$79 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $1.1M.
Local 98%State 2%
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.