Library · Ontonagon
Ontonagon Township Library
Ontonagon’s library is the Ontonagon Township Library, a branch of Ontonagon Township Library, open about 34 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Multi-county system. Ontonagon’s branch belongs to Ontonagon Township Library, which serves 3,182 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Ontonagon Township Library
311 North Steel Street, Ontonagon 49953
34 hrsopen a week
3,285sq 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 Ontonagon Township Library
9,500
visits
3.0 per resident
13K
loans, print + digital
4.1 per resident
106
programs & events
620 attended
1,008
library cards
32% 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
3.0 visits · typical 3.0
Higher than 50% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
3.3 print items · typical 3.8
A little below typical (43th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.8 e-items · typical 1.0
A little below typical (44th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.9 kids’ items · typical 1.6
A little below typical (29th percentile)
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.5
Lower than most similar-size libraries (21th percentile)
Cardholders
32% of residents
A little below typical (33th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
13K loans last year
Books & media (adults)59%Kids’ books & media21%E-books, audio & streaming20%
Who the programs are for
106 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$16 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $50K.
Local 83%State 5%Gifts & other 12%
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.