Library · Harbor Beach
Harbor Beach Area District Library
Harbor Beach’s library is the Harbor Beach Area District Library, a branch of Harbor Beach Area District Library, open about 43 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Multi-county system. Harbor Beach’s branch belongs to Harbor Beach Area District Library, which serves 5,756 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Harbor Beach Area District Library
105 North Huron Avenue, Harbor Beach 48441
43 hrsopen a week
18,490sq 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 Harbor Beach Area District Library
13K
visits
2.2 per resident
31K
loans, print + digital
5.4 per resident
136
programs & events
4,483 attended
1,531
library cards
27% 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
2.2 visits · typical 3.0
A little below typical (37th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
4.1 print items · typical 3.8
Higher than 53% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
1.2 e-items · typical 1.0
Higher than 59% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
1.3 kids’ items · typical 1.6
A little below typical (43th percentile)
Program attendance
0.8 attendees · typical 0.5
Higher than 68% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
27% of residents
A little below typical (25th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
31K loans last year
Books & media (adults)52%Kids’ books & media25%E-books, audio & streaming23%
Who the programs are for
136 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$90 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $519K.
Local 99%State 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.