Library · Ishpeming
Ishpeming Carnegie Public Library
Ishpeming’s library is the Ishpeming Carnegie Public Library, a branch of Ishpeming Carnegie Public Library, open about 42 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Multi-county system. Ishpeming’s branch belongs to Ishpeming Carnegie Public Library, which serves 13,055 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Ishpeming Carnegie Public Library
317 North Main Street, Ishpeming 49849
42 hrsopen a week
11,500sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Ishpeming Carnegie Public Library
28K
visits
2.1 per resident
64K
loans, print + digital
4.9 per resident
233
programs & events
5,677 attended
6,114
library cards
47% 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
2.1 visits · typical 3.1
A little below typical (32th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
4.3 print items · typical 3.9
Higher than 54% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
0.6 e-items · typical 1.1
A little below typical (32th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
2.4 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Higher than 63% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.4 attendees · typical 0.4
Higher than 50% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
47% of residents
Higher than 62% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
64K loans last year
Books & media (adults)38%Kids’ books & media49%E-books, audio & streaming13%
Who the programs are for
233 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$23 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $303K.
Local 92%State 4%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.