Library · Rochester
Rochester Hills Public Library
Rochester’s library is the Rochester Hills Public Library, a branch of Rochester Hills Public Library, open about 69 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Rochester’s branch belongs to Rochester Hills Public Library, which serves 109,402 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Rochester Hills Public Library
500 Olde Towne Road, Rochester 48307
69 hrsopen a week
76,600sq 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 Rochester Hills Public Library
422K
visits
3.9 per resident
1.4M
loans, print + digital
13.2 per resident
726
programs & events
21K attended
80K
library cards
73% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 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
3.9 visits · typical 2.1
Higher than 89% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
10.8 print items · typical 3.2
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
2.4 e-items · typical 1.4
Higher than 71% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
5.5 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.2
A little below typical (42th percentile)
Cardholders
73% of residents
Higher than 87% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
1.4M loans last year
Books & media (adults)40%Kids’ books & media42%E-books, audio & streaming18%
Who the programs are for
726 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$44 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $4.8M.
Local 89%State 3%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.