Library · Mendon
Mendon Township Library
Mendon’s library is the Mendon Township Library, a branch of Mendon Township Library, open about 35 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Multi-county system. Mendon’s branch belongs to Mendon Township Library, which serves 5,676 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Mendon Township Library
314 West Main Street, Mendon 49072
35 hrsopen a week
1,800sq 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 Mendon Township Library
5,175
visits
0.9 per resident
8,524
loans, print + digital
1.5 per resident
65
programs & events
886 attended
3,927
library cards
69% 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
0.9 visits · typical 3.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (10th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.5 print items · typical 3.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (17th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.5 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (19th percentile)
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.5
Lower than most similar-size libraries (17th percentile)
Cardholders
69% of residents
Higher than 78% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
8,524 loans last year
Books & media (adults)63%Kids’ books & media37%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
65 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 $84K.
Local 100%
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.