Library · Hillsdale
Hillsdale Community Library
Hillsdale’s library is the Hillsdale Community Library, a branch of Hillsdale Community Library, open about 40 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Multi-county system. Hillsdale’s branch belongs to Hillsdale Community Library, which serves 11,546 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Hillsdale Community Library
11 East Bacon Street, Hillsdale 49242
40 hrsopen a week
17,060sq 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 Hillsdale Community Library
16K
visits
1.4 per resident
33K
loans, print + digital
2.9 per resident
280
programs & events
4,917 attended
7,127
library cards
62% 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
1.4 visits · typical 3.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (20th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
2.9 print items · typical 3.9
A little below typical (36th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.5 kids’ items · typical 1.8
A little below typical (43th percentile)
Program attendance
0.4 attendees · typical 0.4
A little below typical (49th percentile)
Cardholders
62% of residents
Higher than 81% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
33K loans last year
Books & media (adults)48%Kids’ books & media52%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
280 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$18 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $211K.
Local 31%State 2%Gifts & other 68%
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.