Library · Lyons
Lyons Township District Library
Lyons’s library is the Lyons Township District Library, a branch of Lyons Township District Library, open about 29 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Multi-county system. Lyons’s branch belongs to Lyons Township District Library, which serves 3,752 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Lyons Township District Library
240 East Bridge Street, Lyons 48851
29 hrsopen a week
2,200sq 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 Lyons Township District Library
8,810
visits
2.3 per resident
8,995
loans, print + digital
2.4 per resident
630
programs & events
5,221 attended
3,340
library cards
89% 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
2.3 visits · typical 3.0
A little below typical (40th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
2.2 print items · typical 3.8
A little below typical (27th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.2 e-items · typical 1.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (13th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.1 kids’ items · typical 1.6
A little below typical (36th percentile)
Program attendance
1.4 attendees · typical 0.5
Higher than 89% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
89% of residents
Higher than 87% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
8,995 loans last year
Books & media (adults)47%Kids’ books & media46%E-books, audio & streaming7%
Who the programs are for
630 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$46 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $173K.
Local 93%Gifts & other 7%
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.