Library · Ridgeway
Britton Branch Library
Ridgeway’s library is the Britton Branch Library, a branch of Lenawee District Library, open about 21 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Multi-county system. Ridgeway’s branch belongs to Lenawee District Library, which serves 40,514 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Britton Branch Library
120 College Avenue, Britton 49229
21 hrsopen a week
2,000sq 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 Lenawee District Library
50K
visits
1.2 per resident
161K
loans, print + digital
4.0 per resident
815
programs & events
16K attended
9,415
library cards
23% 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
1.2 visits · typical 2.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (16th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
3.0 print items · typical 3.7
A little below typical (40th percentile)
Digital borrowing
1.0 e-items · typical 1.2
A little below typical (43th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.2 kids’ items · typical 1.7
A little below typical (36th percentile)
Program attendance
0.4 attendees · typical 0.3
Higher than 61% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
23% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (19th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
161K loans last year
Books & media (adults)46%Kids’ books & media29%E-books, audio & streaming25%
Who the programs are for
815 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$27 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $1.1M.
Local 90%State 3%Gifts & other 7%
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.