Library · Marion
Marion District Library
Marion’s library is the Marion District Library, a branch of Marion Area District Library, open about 30 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Multi-county system. Marion’s branch belongs to Marion Area District Library, which serves 3,876 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Marion District Library
120 East Main Street, Marion 49665
30 hrsopen a week
4,224sq 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 Marion Area District Library
4,500
visits
1.2 per resident
6,377
loans, print + digital
1.6 per resident
74
programs & events
219 attended
2,450
library cards
63% 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
1.2 visits · typical 3.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (15th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.0 print items · typical 3.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (10th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.6 e-items · typical 1.0
A little below typical (36th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.3 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (9th percentile)
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.5
Lower than most similar-size libraries (7th percentile)
Cardholders
63% of residents
Higher than 75% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
6,377 loans last year
Books & media (adults)46%Kids’ books & media15%E-books, audio & streaming39%
Who the programs are for
74 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$15 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $57K.
Local 86%State 10%Gifts & other 4%
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.