Library · South Haven
South Haven Memorial Library
South Haven’s library is the South Haven Memorial Library, a branch of South Haven Memorial Library, open about 54 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. South Haven’s branch belongs to South Haven Memorial Library, which serves 8,005 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
South Haven Memorial Library
314 Broadway Street, South Haven 49090
54 hrsopen a week
12,474sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at South Haven Memorial Library
40K
visits
5.0 per resident
33K
loans, print + digital
4.1 per resident
91
programs & events
2,552 attended
9,219
library cards
100% 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
5.0 visits · typical 3.0
Higher than 74% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
4.1 print items · typical 3.8
Higher than 53% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
1.2 kids’ items · typical 1.6
A little below typical (38th percentile)
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.5
A little below typical (34th percentile)
Cardholders
100% of residents
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
33K loans last year
Books & media (adults)71%Kids’ books & media29%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
91 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$60 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $482K.
Local 51%State 1%Gifts & other 48%
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.