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Home Township Library
Home’s library is the Home Township Library, a branch of Home Township Library, open about 35 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Multi-county system. Home’s branch belongs to Home Township Library, which serves 4,343 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Home Township Library
329 East Main Street, Edmore 48829
35 hrsopen a week
4,140sq 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 Home Township Library
7,496
visits
1.7 per resident
13K
loans, print + digital
2.9 per resident
148
programs & events
531 attended
725
library cards
17% 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
1.7 visits · typical 3.0
A little below typical (27th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
2.5 print items · typical 3.8
A little below typical (30th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.4 e-items · typical 1.0
A little below typical (27th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.8 kids’ items · typical 1.6
A little below typical (27th percentile)
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.5
Lower than most similar-size libraries (14th percentile)
Cardholders
17% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (10th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
13K loans last year
Books & media (adults)57%Kids’ books & media28%E-books, audio & streaming15%
Who the programs are for
148 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$36 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $158K.
Local 75%State 2%Gifts & other 23%
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.