Library · Middleville
Thornapple Kellogg School and Community Library
Middleville’s library is the Thornapple Kellogg School and Community Library, a branch of Thornapple Kellogg School and Community Library, open about 16 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Middleville’s branch belongs to Thornapple Kellogg School and Community Library, which serves 18,577 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Thornapple Kellogg School and Community Library
3885 Bender Road, Middleville 49333
16 hrsopen a week
8,937sq ft
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
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Thornapple Kellogg School and Community Library
4,128
visits
0.2 per resident
28K
loans, print + digital
1.5 per resident
7
programs & events
383 attended
3,114
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
0.2 visits · typical 3.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (1th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.5 print items · typical 3.9
Lower than most similar-size libraries (16th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.6 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (19th percentile)
Program attendance
0.0 attendees · typical 0.4
Lower than most similar-size libraries (2th percentile)
Cardholders
17% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (9th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
28K loans last year
Books & media (adults)58%Kids’ books & media42%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
7 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$9 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $161K.
Local 93%State 6%Federal 1%Gifts & other 0%
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.