Library · Sturgis
Sturgis District Library
Sturgis’s library is the Sturgis District Library, a branch of Sturgis District Library, open about 48 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Multi-county system. Sturgis’s branch belongs to Sturgis District Library, which serves 18,155 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Sturgis District Library
255 North Street, Sturgis 49091
48 hrsopen a week
15,400sq 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 Sturgis District Library
42K
visits
2.3 per resident
43K
loans, print + digital
2.4 per resident
209
programs & events
11K attended
3,099
library cards
17% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 10,000 to 25,000 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
2.3 visits · typical 3.1
A little below typical (36th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
2.0 print items · typical 3.9
A little below typical (25th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.4 e-items · typical 1.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (17th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.8 kids’ items · typical 1.8
A little below typical (27th percentile)
Program attendance
0.6 attendees · typical 0.4
Higher than 64% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
17% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (9th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
43K loans last year
Books & media (adults)49%Kids’ books & media36%E-books, audio & streaming15%
Who the programs are for
209 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$39 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $702K.
Local 83%State 2%Gifts & other 15%
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.