Library · Petoskey
Petoskey Public Library
Petoskey’s library is the Petoskey Public Library, a branch of Petoskey District Library, open about 54 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Multi-county system. Petoskey’s branch belongs to Petoskey District Library, which serves 17,400 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Petoskey Public Library
500 East Mitchell Street, Petoskey 49770
54 hrsopen a week
24,000sq 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 Petoskey District Library
87K
visits
5.0 per resident
155K
loans, print + digital
8.9 per resident
554
programs & events
10K attended
7,306
library cards
42% 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
5.0 visits · typical 3.1
Higher than 77% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
6.7 print items · typical 3.9
Higher than 77% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
2.2 e-items · typical 1.1
Higher than 78% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
2.9 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Higher than 72% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.6 attendees · typical 0.4
Higher than 66% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
42% of residents
Higher than 54% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
155K loans last year
Books & media (adults)43%Kids’ books & media32%E-books, audio & streaming24%
Who the programs are for
554 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$77 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $1.3M.
Local 89%State 1%Gifts & other 9%
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.