Library · Kalamazoo
Kalamazoo Public Library
Kalamazoo’s library is the Kalamazoo Public Library, a branch of Kalamazoo Public Library, open about 64 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Kalamazoo’s branch belongs to Kalamazoo Public Library, which serves 127,924 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Kalamazoo Public Library
315 South Rose Street, Kalamazoo 49007
64 hrsopen a week
98,000sq 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 Kalamazoo Public Library
359K
visits
2.8 per resident
1.7M
loans, print + digital
13.1 per resident
1,486
programs & events
55K attended
18K
library cards
14% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 100,000+ 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
2.8 visits · typical 2.1
Higher than 72% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
9.1 print items · typical 3.2
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
4.0 e-items · typical 1.4
Higher than 89% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
4.0 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Higher than 87% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.4 attendees · typical 0.2
Higher than 85% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
14% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (6th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
1.7M loans last year
Books & media (adults)39%Kids’ books & media31%E-books, audio & streaming30%
Who the programs are for
1,486 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$113 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $14M.
Local 92%State 2%Gifts & other 6%
Locations
Other Kalamazoo Public Library branches in Kalamazoo
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.