Library · Melvindale
Melvindale Public Library
Melvindale Public Library serves 12,851 people in and around Melvindale. Last year it logged 10,447 visits, about 0.8 for every resident, and lent 17K books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
Melvindale Public Library
18650 Allen Road, Melvindale 48122
37 hrsopen a week
6,000sq ft
31Kbooks & media
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
#371
#371 of 391 MI libraries for visits per residentAmong every public library system in Michigan that reported visits
Fiscal year 2024
A year at the library
10K
visits
0.8 per resident
17K
loans, print + digital
1.3 per resident
62
programs & events
749 attended
1,248
library cards
10% 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
0.8 visits · typical 3.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (7th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.1 print items · typical 3.9
Lower than most similar-size libraries (11th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.2 e-items · typical 1.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (10th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.5 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (17th percentile)
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.4
Lower than most similar-size libraries (5th percentile)
Cardholders
10% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (3th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
17K loans last year
Books & media (adults)42%Kids’ books & media41%E-books, audio & streaming16%
Who the programs are for
62 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$17 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $214K.
Local 94%State 4%Gifts & other 2%
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.