Library · Saline
Saline District Library
Saline’s library is the Saline District Library, a branch of Saline District Library, open about 64 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Saline’s branch belongs to Saline District Library, which serves 28,291 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Saline District Library
555 North Maple Road, Saline 48176
64 hrsopen a week
33,000sq 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 Saline District Library
147K
visits
5.2 per resident
356K
loans, print + digital
12.6 per resident
940
programs & events
24K attended
12K
library cards
43% 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
5.2 visits · typical 2.6
Higher than 89% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
9.3 print items · typical 3.7
Higher than 88% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
3.3 e-items · typical 1.2
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
4.8 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.8 attendees · typical 0.3
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
43% of residents
Higher than 58% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
356K loans last year
Books & media (adults)35%Kids’ books & media38%E-books, audio & streaming26%
Who the programs are for
940 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$81 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $2.3M.
Local 94%State 5%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.