Library · Helena
Alden District Library
Helena’s library is the Alden District Library, a branch of Alden District Library, open about 43 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Multi-county system. Helena’s branch belongs to Alden District Library, which serves 1,225 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Alden District Library
8751 Helena Road, Alden 49612
43 hrsopen a week
2,520sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Alden District Library
12K
visits
10.1 per resident
12K
loans, print + digital
9.7 per resident
330
programs & events
3,292 attended
2,238
library cards
100% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving under 2,500 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
10.1 visits · typical 3.5
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
7.3 print items · typical 3.9
Higher than 77% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
2.4 e-items · typical 1.0
Higher than 80% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
1.9 kids’ items · typical 1.4
Higher than 61% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
2.7 attendees · typical 0.7
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
100% of residents
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
12K loans last year
Books & media (adults)56%Kids’ books & media19%E-books, audio & streaming25%
Who the programs are for
330 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$138 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $169K.
Local 95%State 1%Gifts & other 5%
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.