Library · Albion
Hoag Library of the Swan Library Association
Albion’s library is the Hoag Library of the Swan Library Association, a branch of Hoag Library of the Swan Library Association, open about 50 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Multi-county system. Albion’s branch belongs to Hoag Library of the Swan Library Association, which serves 14,561 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Hoag Library of the Swan Library Association
134 South Main Street, Albion 14411
50 hrsopen a week
14,600sq 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 Hoag Library of the Swan Library Association
69K
visits
4.8 per resident
53K
loans, print + digital
3.7 per resident
968
programs & events
7,356 attended
7,544
library cards
52% 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
4.8 visits · typical 3.1
Higher than 75% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
3.0 print items · typical 3.9
A little below typical (38th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.7 e-items · typical 1.1
A little below typical (33th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.1 kids’ items · typical 1.8
A little below typical (35th percentile)
Program attendance
0.5 attendees · typical 0.4
Higher than 57% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
52% of residents
Higher than 70% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
53K loans last year
Books & media (adults)51%Kids’ books & media31%E-books, audio & streaming18%
Who the programs are for
968 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$43 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $629K.
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.