Library · Littlefield
Alanson Area Public Library
Littlefield’s library is the Alanson Area Public Library, a branch of Alanson Area Public Library, open about 40 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Multi-county system. Littlefield’s branch belongs to Alanson Area Public Library, which serves 10,057 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Alanson Area Public Library
7631 Burr Avenue, Alanson 49706
40 hrsopen a week
2,177sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Alanson Area Public Library
5,200
visits
0.5 per resident
11K
loans, print + digital
1.0 per resident
25
programs & events
115 attended
1,743
library cards
17% 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
0.5 visits · typical 3.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (3th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
0.7 print items · typical 3.9
Lower than most similar-size libraries (5th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.4 e-items · typical 1.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (18th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.2 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (5th percentile)
Program attendance
0.0 attendees · typical 0.4
Lower than most similar-size libraries (1th percentile)
Cardholders
17% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (10th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
11K loans last year
Books & media (adults)49%Kids’ books & media16%E-books, audio & streaming35%
Who the programs are for
25 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$12 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $116K.
Local 94%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.