Library · Midland
Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Midland’s library is the Grace A. Dow Memorial Library, a branch of Grace A. Dow Memorial Library, open about 56 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Multi-county system. Midland’s branch belongs to Grace A. Dow Memorial Library, which serves 76,758 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
1710 West Saint Andrews Road, Midland 48640
56 hrsopen a week
105,000sq 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 Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
235K
visits
3.1 per resident
527K
loans, print + digital
6.9 per resident
812
programs & events
25K attended
32K
library cards
42% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 25,000 to 100,000 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
3.1 visits · typical 2.6
Higher than 59% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
4.7 print items · typical 3.7
Higher than 59% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
2.2 e-items · typical 1.2
Higher than 77% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
2.4 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Higher than 65% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.3
A little below typical (49th percentile)
Cardholders
42% of residents
Higher than 56% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
527K loans last year
Books & media (adults)32%Kids’ books & media36%E-books, audio & streaming32%
Who the programs are for
812 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$60 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $4.6M.
Local 93%State 2%Federal 2%Gifts & other 3%
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.