Photo: Ebyabe · CC BY-SA 3.0North Miami’s library lends 0.3 print items per resident, against a typical 3.7 for libraries its size
North Miami Public Library serves North Miami’s 59,955 residents. Last year it lent 18K print books and media and logged 159K visits.
North Miami’s library, in brief
People visit, but borrow less than most
North Miami Public Library lends 0.3 print items per resident, against a typical 3.7 for libraries serving 25,000 to 100,000 people, fewer than 98% of similar-size libraries, though visits are closer to typical. What people borrow ↓
A big collection for the borrowing it gets
North Miami Public Library holds 73,000 books and other items, but the average item went out less than once last year. What people borrow ↓
This summary is written from the numbers on this page. Numbers are the library’s own report to the Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024.
What’s behind North Miami’s civic life grade
On library visits, community nonprofits and volunteering, North Miami is ahead of 24% of U.S. towns, #139 of 273 in Florida. North Miami’s count of community nonprofits holds the grade up; the share of younger adults in volunteering groups pulls it down.
Most U.S. towns with similar household incomes ($43K–$71K) score higher, so income alone doesn’t account for it.
Civic life counts registered nonprofits, library visits and online volunteering groups, so it can miss civic life that runs through congregations, mutual aid or neighbors looking out for each other.
Library visits: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024. Nonprofits: IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File, October 2026. Volunteering: Social Capital Atlas (Opportunity Insights), from data by Meta Platforms, Inc.; Chetty et al., Nature 2022. How TownRatings grades civic life →
258 community nonprofits are registered in North Miami
4.3 per 1,000 residents, against a U.S. town median of 3.7. The largest group: human services.
Community nonprofits, by kind
Counted from the IRS list of tax-exempt organizations by mailing address (fractions where a ZIP code spans towns). Congregations are counted apart (120 here), since whether a church registers depends on its denomination, not the town. 31 more name a national or statewide reach and are left out.
3.1%
3.1% of North Miami’s Facebook users aged 25–44 belong to a volunteering or activism group, against 5.6% in the typical Florida town and 7.5% nationally.
Volunteering: Social Capital Atlas (Opportunity Insights), from data by Meta Platforms, Inc.; Chetty et al., Nature 2022. ZIP-code figures, weighted by where North Miami’s residents live; 2022.
Ahead of most similar-size libraries on 4 of 6 measures
Per resident, against libraries serving 25,000 to 100,000 people across the U.S.
North Miami Public Library serves 59,955 people, so it’s measured against U.S. libraries serving 25,000 to 100,000.
Every hour the doors are open, about 6 items go out
Fiscal year 2024. The library’s own count.
Books and media off the shelf
18K print loans last year. The library didn’t report its e-book and e-audiobook loans.
The survey has no count of children’s loans for North Miami’s library in 2024, so there’s no split between adults’ and kids’ borrowing.
Each of the 73K books and other items on the shelves went out about 0.2 time last year, on average.
About 7 kids’ programs a week
Story times, clubs, classes and events, by who they’re for.
Programs last year by age group
Find it
North Miami Public Library, 835 Northeast 132nd Street, North Miami.
Hours are the survey’s yearly average. Check the library’s own site for today’s hours.
What a library card is worth
Set what you’d borrow in a month. It starts at what the average North Miami cardholder borrows.
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $1.5M.
Last year the library lent and hosted about $524K worth of books, e-books, programs and Wi-Fi on a $1.5M budget.
Fine-free. No late fees on books returned late.
Retail prices are typical, rounded down: a new book $17, a kids’ book $12, an e-book or e-audiobook $15, a movie rental $4, a class or program $10, a computer or Wi-Fi session $3. The average cardholder’s month = the library’s yearly loans, attendance and Wi-Fi sessions ÷ its 37,725 cardholders ÷ 12.
Libraries next door
Who has a library of their own, and how much each town borrows. Tap a town to see its library.
| Town | Library | Loans per resident | Hours | Civic life |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Miami Beach | North Miami Beach Public Library fine-free | 6.8 | 53 | C+ |
| North Miami | North Miami Public Library fine-free | 0.3 | 55 | C− |
| Biscayne Gardens | Golden Glades Branch Library fine-free | — | 56 | — unincorporated |
| Sunny Isles Beach | Sunny Isles Beach Branch Library fine-free | — | 56 | D |
| Westview | None of its own | — | — | — unincorporated |
| Biscayne Park | None of its own | — | — | D− |
Loans = print + digital items borrowed in the library’s fiscal year, per person it serves. — = no library of its own, a county or regional system (its numbers cover many towns), or no report. Civic life: — = not graded (unincorporated places, whose nonprofits can’t be placed by mailing address, or towns with fewer than two of the three inputs).
What this data can and can’t tell you
From the Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024.
- Digital loans not reported. The library didn’t report e-book loans, so borrowing here is print only.
Hours are the survey’s yearly average; libraries are compared with others serving about as many people. How TownRatings uses library figures →
Questions about the library and civic life in North Miami
Does North Miami have a public library?
Yes. North Miami Public Library, 835 Northeast 132nd Street, serves North Miami’s 59,955 residents (the survey’s count) and is open about 55 hours a week, averaged over the year.
Is North Miami Public Library fine-free?
Yes, no late fees (the library’s 2024 survey report).
How busy is North Miami’s library?
It logged 2.7 visits and lent 0.3 print items per resident in 2024, against a typical 2.6 visits for libraries serving 25,000 to 100,000 people.
What is North Miami’s civic life grade?
C− North Miami is ahead of 24% of U.S. towns on civic life, #139 of 273 in Florida. The grade combines library visits per resident, community nonprofits per 1,000 residents and the share of adults 25–44 in volunteering groups. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
Book talk
Reading, story times and the library in North Miami.
Libraries: Institute of Museum and Library Services, Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024. Each library reports its own numbers. Distances are straight-line from the town center. “What your card is worth” uses typical retail prices and is an estimate, not an official figure.