Library · Kingsley
Kingsley Public Library Branch
Kingsley’s library is the Kingsley Public Library Branch, a branch of Traverse Area District Library, open about 48 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Kingsley’s branch belongs to Traverse Area District Library, which serves 106,726 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Kingsley Public Library Branch
213 South Brownson Avenue, Kingsley 49649
48 hrsopen a week
6,100sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
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 Traverse Area District Library
363K
visits
3.4 per resident
1.1M
loans, print + digital
10.3 per resident
1,416
programs & events
41K attended
61K
library cards
57% 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
3.4 visits · typical 2.1
Higher than 84% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
8.6 print items · typical 3.2
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
1.7 e-items · typical 1.4
Higher than 59% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
3.3 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Higher than 82% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.4 attendees · typical 0.2
Higher than 81% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
57% of residents
Higher than 75% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
1.1M loans last year
Books & media (adults)51%Kids’ books & media32%E-books, audio & streaming17%
Who the programs are for
1,416 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$56 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $6M.
Local 92%State 2%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.