Library · Salem
Salem Township Library
Salem Township Library serves Salem’s 8,289 residents. Last year it logged 15,665 visits, about 1.9 for every resident, and lent 103K books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
Salem Township Library
3007 142nd Avenue, Burnips 49314
43 hrsopen a week
5,600sq ft
17Kbooks & media
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
#276
#276 of 391 MI libraries for visits per residentAmong every public library system in Michigan that reported visits
Fiscal year 2024
A year at the library
16K
visits
1.9 per resident
103K
loans, print + digital
12.5 per resident
133
programs & events
1,575 attended
1,712
library cards
21% 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
1.9 visits · typical 3.0
A little below typical (30th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
10.2 print items · typical 3.8
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
2.3 e-items · typical 1.0
Higher than 81% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
7.5 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.5
Lower than most similar-size libraries (21th percentile)
Cardholders
21% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (15th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
103K loans last year
Books & media (adults)22%Kids’ books & media60%E-books, audio & streaming18%
Who the programs are for
133 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$24 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $197K.
Local 88%State 4%Federal 0%Gifts & other 8%
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.