Library · Saginaw
Rudolph C. Zauel Memorial Library
Saginaw’s library is the Rudolph C. Zauel Memorial Library, a branch of Public Libraries of Saginaw, open about 59 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Multi-county system. Saginaw’s branch belongs to Public Libraries of Saginaw, which serves 117,256 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Rudolph C. Zauel Memorial Library
3100 North Center Road, Saginaw 48603
59 hrsopen a week
18,537sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
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 Public Libraries of Saginaw
240K
visits
2.0 per resident
282K
loans, print + digital
2.4 per resident
724
programs & events
35K attended
20K
library cards
17% 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
2.0 visits · typical 2.1
A little below typical (48th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.9 print items · typical 3.2
Lower than most similar-size libraries (24th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.5 e-items · typical 1.4
Lower than most similar-size libraries (17th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.9 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (23th percentile)
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.2
Higher than 70% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
17% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (10th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
282K loans last year
Books & media (adults)42%Kids’ books & media37%E-books, audio & streaming21%
Who the programs are for
724 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$28 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $3.3M.
Local 94%State 3%Gifts & other 2%
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.