Library · Plymouth
Plymouth District Library
Plymouth’s library is the Plymouth District Library, a branch of Plymouth District Library, open about 60 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Multi-county system. Plymouth’s branch belongs to Plymouth District Library, which serves 37,308 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Plymouth District Library
223 South Main Street, Plymouth 48170
60 hrsopen a week
52,000sq 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 Plymouth District Library
225K
visits
6.0 per resident
725K
loans, print + digital
19.4 per resident
936
programs & events
18K attended
36K
library cards
95% 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
6.0 visits · typical 2.6
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
15.4 print items · typical 3.7
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
4.0 e-items · typical 1.2
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
8.5 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.5 attendees · typical 0.3
Higher than 70% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
95% of residents
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
725K loans last year
Books & media (adults)35%Kids’ books & media44%E-books, audio & streaming21%
Who the programs are for
936 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$114 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $4.2M.
Local 95%State 1%Gifts & other 4%
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.