Burt’s library logs 0.8 visits per resident, against a typical 3 for libraries its size
Taymouth Township Library serves 6,111 people in and around Burt. Last year it lent 6,286 books, movies and e-books and logged 5,149 visits.
Burt’s library, in brief
Taymouth Township Library is used less than most libraries its size
Taymouth Township Library records 0.8 visits per resident, against a typical 3 for libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000 people. Borrowing is 0.9 print items per resident, against a typical 3.8. It also spends less than most: $16 per resident, against a typical $43. How it compares ↓
Few programs for a library this size
Taymouth Township Library offered 30 programs last year, 4.9 per 1,000 residents against a typical 34. Kids & programs ↓
Taymouth Township Library serves more than Burt
The library’s service area covers 6,111 people in and around Burt, so its per-resident numbers are measured against that wider population. How it compares ↓
A big collection for the borrowing it gets
Taymouth Township Library holds 21,000 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 Burt’s civic life grade
Burt isn’t graded on civic life: TownRatings grades towns of 1,000 residents or more.
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 →
Ahead of most similar-size libraries on 1 of 8 measures
Per resident, against libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000 people across the U.S.
Taymouth Township Library serves 6,111 people, so it’s measured against U.S. libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000.
Every hour the doors are open, about 4 items go out
Fiscal year 2024. The library’s own count.
Mostly books and media off the shelf
6,286 loans last year: print, kids’ and digital.
Each of the 21K books and other items on the shelves went out about 0.3 time last year, on average.
808 e-books, e-audiobooks and streams last year. Borrow from home with your card, plus research databases: courses, journals, genealogy and more.
30 programs a year
Story times, clubs, classes and events, by who they’re for.
Programs last year by age group
story times and programs a week for ages 0–5, on average.
Find it
Taymouth Township Library, 2361 East Burt Road, Burt.
E-books and audiobooks from home. Research databases: courses, journals, genealogy.
New in Burt? The Handbook →Hours are the survey’s yearly average. Check the library’s own site for today’s hours.
For every $1 it spends, the library lends about $1.01 worth
Set what you’d borrow in a month. It starts at what the average Burt cardholder borrows.
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $100K.
Last year the library lent and hosted about $101K worth of books, e-books, programs and Wi-Fi on a $100K budget.
Late fines apply to some overdue items.
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 5,009 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burt | Taymouth Township Library | 1.0 | 29 | — graded as part of its town |
| Taymouth Township | Taymouth Township Library | 1.0 | 29 | B− |
| Montrose Township | None of its own | — | — | B+ |
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.
- The library’s own count. Libraries report their own visits, loans and programs. A library that didn’t respond keeps its address and hours here, with no numbers.
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 Burt
Does Burt have a public library?
Yes. Taymouth Township Library, 2361 East Burt Road, serves 6,111 people in and around Burt (the survey’s count) and is open about 29 hours a week, averaged over the year.
Is Taymouth Township Library fine-free? Does it lend e-books?
It charges late fines on some overdue items, and it lends e-books and audiobooks with a card (the library’s 2024 survey report).
How busy is Burt’s library?
It logged 0.8 visits and lent 1.0 items per resident in 2024, against a typical 3 visits for libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000 people.
What is Burt’s civic life grade?
Burt isn’t graded on civic life: TownRatings grades towns of 1,000 residents or more. How it works.
Book talk
Reading, story times and the library in Burt.
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.