Library · Union
Union Township Library Branch
Union’s library is the Union Township Library Branch, a branch of Branch District Library, open about 40 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Union’s branch belongs to Branch District Library, which serves 46,464 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Union Township Library Branch
195 North Broadway, Union City 49094
40 hrsopen a week
2,500sq 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 Branch District Library
128K
visits
2.8 per resident
126K
loans, print + digital
2.7 per resident
1,218
programs & events
17K attended
15K
library cards
32% 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
2.8 visits · typical 2.6
Higher than 54% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
2.1 print items · typical 3.7
A little below typical (28th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.6 e-items · typical 1.2
A little below typical (29th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.9 kids’ items · typical 1.7
A little below typical (29th percentile)
Program attendance
0.4 attendees · typical 0.3
Higher than 58% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
32% of residents
A little below typical (34th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
126K loans last year
Books & media (adults)43%Kids’ books & media33%E-books, audio & streaming23%
Who the programs are for
1,218 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$45 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $2.1M.
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.