Library · Niles
Niles District Library
Niles’s library is the Niles District Library, a branch of Niles District Library, open about 59 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Niles’s branch belongs to Niles District Library, which serves 25,075 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Niles District Library
620 East Main Street, Niles 49120
59 hrsopen a week
39,855sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Niles District Library
91K
visits
3.6 per resident
103K
loans, print + digital
4.1 per resident
872
programs & events
16K attended
21K
library cards
83% 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
3.6 visits · typical 2.6
Higher than 70% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
3.2 print items · typical 3.7
A little below typical (43th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.9 e-items · typical 1.2
A little below typical (41th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.6 kids’ items · typical 1.7
A little below typical (48th percentile)
Program attendance
0.6 attendees · typical 0.3
Higher than 82% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
83% of residents
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
103K loans last year
Books & media (adults)38%Kids’ books & media39%E-books, audio & streaming23%
Who the programs are for
872 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$52 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $1.3M.
Local 87%State 2%Gifts & other 11%
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.