Library · Sandusky
Sandusky District Library
Sandusky’s library is the Sandusky District Library, a branch of Sandusky District Library, open about 49 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Sandusky’s branch belongs to Sandusky District Library, which serves 6,806 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Sandusky District Library
55 East Sanilac Avenue, Sandusky 48471
49 hrsopen a week
7,500sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Sandusky District Library
39K
visits
5.7 per resident
40K
loans, print + digital
5.9 per resident
192
programs & events
1,452 attended
3,266
library cards
48% 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
5.7 visits · typical 3.0
Higher than 79% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
4.9 print items · typical 3.8
Higher than 62% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
1.0 e-items · typical 1.0
Higher than 50% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
2.7 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Higher than 73% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.5
Lower than most similar-size libraries (23th percentile)
Cardholders
48% of residents
Higher than 59% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
40K loans last year
Books & media (adults)37%Kids’ books & media46%E-books, audio & streaming17%
Who the programs are for
192 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$47 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $317K.
Local 96%State 2%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.