Felch Township’s library is a branch of Dickinson County Library, which lends more per resident than 54% of systems its size
Felch Township’s library is the North Dickinson Branch Library, a branch of Dickinson County Library, which serves 25,947 people and lent 119K items last year.
Felch Township’s library, in brief
Open only about 17 hours a week
The Felch Township branch keeps short hours: about 17 a week, averaged over the year, so check its schedule before you go. The building ↓
Gifts and endowments pay a real share
39% of the system’s income comes from gifts, endowments, fees and other sources, not taxes. Local taxes cover 59%. What your card is worth ↓
Most programs are for young children
69% of the 306 programs last year were for ages 11 and under, including about 1.8 a week for ages 0–5. Kids & programs ↓
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; Felch Township’s library is a branch of Dickinson County Library, so they cover the whole system (25,947 people), not just the Felch Township branch.
What’s behind Felch Township’s civic life grade
Felch Township 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 3 of 8 measures
Per resident, against libraries serving 25,000 to 100,000 people across the U.S.
Dickinson County Library serves 25,947 people, so it’s measured against U.S. libraries serving 25,000 to 100,000.
Every hour the doors are open, about 17 items go out
Fiscal year 2024, for the whole Dickinson County Library system. The library’s own count.
Mostly books and media off the shelf
119K loans last year: print, kids’ and digital.
12,593 e-books, e-audiobooks and streams last year. Borrow from home with your card, plus research databases: courses, journals, genealogy and more.
About 4 kids’ programs a week
Story times, clubs, classes and events, across the whole system, 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
North Dickinson Branch Library, W6588 M-69, Felch.
No late fees. E-books and audiobooks from home. Research databases: courses, journals, genealogy. Good at every Dickinson County Library branch.
New in Felch Township? 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 $1.61 worth
Set what you’d borrow in a month. It starts at what the average Felch Township cardholder borrows.
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $1.2M.
Last year the library lent and hosted about $1.9M worth of books, e-books, programs and Wi-Fi on a $1.2M 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 10,077 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Felch Township | North Dickinson Branch Library fine-free | — | 17 | — under 1,000 residents |
| Sagola Township | None of its own | — | — | — too few inputs |
| Breen Township | None of its own | — | — | — under 1,000 residents |
| West Branch Township | None of its own | — | — | — under 1,000 residents |
| Norway Township | None of its own | — | — | B |
| Ely 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.
- System-wide. North Dickinson Branch Library is one branch of Dickinson County Library, so the yearly numbers cover every branch and all 25,947 people it serves.
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 Felch Township
Does Felch Township have a public library?
Yes: North Dickinson Branch Library, W6588 M-69, is a branch of Dickinson County Library, which serves 25,947 people. The branch is open about 17 hours a week, averaged over the year.
Is Dickinson County Library fine-free? Does it lend e-books?
Yes to both: no late fees, and e-books, audiobooks and research databases with a card (the library’s 2024 survey report).
How busy is Felch Township’s library?
It logged 3.1 visits and lent 4.6 items per resident in 2024, against a typical 2.6 visits for libraries serving 25,000 to 100,000 people.
What is Felch Township’s civic life grade?
Felch Township 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 Felch Township.
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.