Library · Port Austin
Port Austin Township Library
Port Austin’s library is the Port Austin Township Library, a branch of Port Austin Township Library, open about 36 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Multi-county system. Port Austin’s branch belongs to Port Austin Township Library, which serves 4,604 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Port Austin Township Library
114 Railroad Street, Port Austin 48467
36 hrsopen a week
2,250sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Auto-renews loansBooks renew on their own if no one’s waiting
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Port Austin Township Library
15K
visits
3.3 per resident
9,298
loans, print + digital
2.0 per resident
40
programs & events
112 attended
1,700
library cards
37% 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
3.3 visits · typical 3.0
Higher than 55% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
2.0 print items · typical 3.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (24th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.6 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (20th percentile)
Program attendance
0.0 attendees · typical 0.5
Lower than most similar-size libraries (3th percentile)
Cardholders
37% of residents
A little below typical (42th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
9,298 loans last year
Books & media (adults)71%Kids’ books & media29%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
40 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$26 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $120K.
Local 97%State 3%
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.