Library · Southgate
Southgate Veterans Memorial Library
Southgate Veterans Memorial Library serves 30,014 people in and around Southgate. Last year it logged 59,529 visits, about 2.0 for every resident, and lent 119K books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
Southgate Veterans Memorial Library
14680 Dix-Toledo Road, Southgate 48195
48 hrsopen a week
21,000sq ft
85Kbooks & media
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
#263
#263 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
60K
visits
2.0 per resident
119K
loans, print + digital
4.0 per resident
99
programs & events
2,509 attended
5,030
library cards
17% 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
2.0 visits · typical 2.6
A little below typical (36th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
3.2 print items · typical 3.7
A little below typical (43th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.8 e-items · typical 1.2
A little below typical (34th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.3 kids’ items · typical 1.7
A little below typical (39th percentile)
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.3
Lower than most similar-size libraries (7th percentile)
Cardholders
17% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (10th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
119K loans last year
Books & media (adults)48%Kids’ books & media32%E-books, audio & streaming19%
Who the programs are for
99 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$19 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $558K.
Local 95%State 3%Gifts & other 1%
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.