Library · Three Oaks
Three Oaks Township Public Library
Three Oaks’s library is the Three Oaks Township Public Library, a branch of Three Oaks Township Public Library, open about 39 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Multi-county system. Three Oaks’s branch belongs to Three Oaks Township Public Library, which serves 4,106 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Three Oaks Township Public Library
3 North Elm Street, Three Oaks 49128
39 hrsopen a week
13,400sq 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 Three Oaks Township Public Library
8,722
visits
2.1 per resident
14K
loans, print + digital
3.3 per resident
271
programs & events
1,428 attended
3,388
library cards
83% 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
2.1 visits · typical 3.0
A little below typical (35th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
3.3 print items · typical 3.8
A little below typical (44th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.5 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (16th percentile)
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.5
A little below typical (37th percentile)
Cardholders
83% of residents
Higher than 85% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
14K loans last year
Books & media (adults)86%Kids’ books & media14%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
271 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 $193K.
Local 92%State 1%Gifts & other 7%
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.