Library · New Baltimore
Macdonald Public Library
New Baltimore’s library is the Macdonald Public Library, a branch of Macdonald Public Library, open about 53 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. New Baltimore’s branch belongs to Macdonald Public Library, which serves 13,447 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Macdonald Public Library
36480 Main Street, New Baltimore 48047
53 hrsopen a week
11,214sq 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 Macdonald Public Library
39K
visits
2.9 per resident
56K
loans, print + digital
4.2 per resident
262
programs & events
3,877 attended
5,918
library cards
44% 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
2.9 visits · typical 3.1
A little below typical (48th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
4.2 print items · typical 3.9
Higher than 53% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
1.7 kids’ items · typical 1.8
A little below typical (48th percentile)
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.4
A little below typical (32th percentile)
Cardholders
44% of residents
Higher than 57% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
56K loans last year
Books & media (adults)59%Kids’ books & media41%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
262 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$42 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $564K.
Local 93%State 2%Gifts & other 5%
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.