Library · Vassar
Bullard Sanford Memorial Library
Vassar’s library is the Bullard Sanford Memorial Library, a branch of Bullard Sanford Memorial Library, open about 42 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Multi-county system. Vassar’s branch belongs to Bullard Sanford Memorial Library, which serves 9,411 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Bullard Sanford Memorial Library
520 West Huron Avenue, Vassar 48768
42 hrsopen a week
9,100sq ft
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
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Bullard Sanford Memorial Library
28K
visits
2.9 per resident
19K
loans, print + digital
2.0 per resident
160
programs & events
5,661 attended
1,836
library cards
20% 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
2.9 visits · typical 3.0
A little below typical (48th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
2.0 print items · typical 3.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (24th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.6 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (21th percentile)
Program attendance
0.6 attendees · typical 0.5
Higher than 57% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
20% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (14th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
19K loans last year
Books & media (adults)69%Kids’ books & media31%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
160 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$41 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $388K.
Local 96%State 1%Federal 1%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.