Hopkins Township’s library is a branch of Hopkins District Library, which lends less per resident than 65% of systems its size
Hopkins Township’s library is the Hopkins Public Library, a branch of Hopkins District Library, which serves 4,851 people and lent 17K items last year.
Hopkins Township’s library, in brief
Below typical on every measure
Against libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000 people, the Hopkins District Library system sits below the middle on all seven per-resident measures we compare, and in the bottom 30% on four. How it compares ↓
Gifts and endowments pay a real share
33% of the system’s income comes from gifts, endowments, fees and other sources, not taxes. Local taxes cover 64%. What your card is worth ↓
Few residents carry a card
Only 17% of the people the system serves have a library card, against a typical 42% for its size. How it compares ↓
Kids’ books are most of what goes out
Children’s books and media make up 58% of print loans. Per resident, kids’ borrowing is higher than at 50% of similar-size libraries. 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; Hopkins Township’s library is a branch of Hopkins District Library, so they cover the whole system (4,851 people), not just the Hopkins Township branch.
What’s behind Hopkins Township’s civic life grade
On community nonprofits and volunteering, Hopkins Township is ahead of 80% of U.S. towns, #174 of 697 in Michigan. Hopkins Township is graded on two of the three inputs. The share of younger adults in volunteering groups holds the grade up; Hopkins Township’s count of community nonprofits pulls it down.
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 →
10 community nonprofits are registered in Hopkins Township
3.5 per 1,000 residents, against a U.S. town median of 3.7. The largest group: civic groups, clubs & veterans.
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 (3 here), since whether a church registers depends on its denomination, not the town.
14.1%
14.1% of Hopkins Township’s Facebook users aged 25–44 belong to a volunteering or activism group, against 12.4% in the typical Michigan 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 Hopkins Township’s residents live; 2022.
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.
Hopkins District Library serves 4,851 people, so it’s measured against U.S. libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000.
Every hour the doors are open, about 9 items go out
Fiscal year 2024, for the whole Hopkins District Library system. The library’s own count.
More than half the print loans are kids’ books
17K loans last year: print, kids’ and digital.
3,695 e-books, e-audiobooks and streams last year. Borrow from home with your card, plus research databases: courses, journals, genealogy and more.
82 programs a year
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
Hopkins Public Library, 118 East Main Street, Hopkins.
No late fees. E-books and audiobooks from home. Loans renew on their own if no one’s waiting. Research databases: courses, journals, genealogy. Good at every Hopkins District Library branch.
New in Hopkins 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 $2.27 worth
Set what you’d borrow in a month. It starts at what the average Hopkins Township cardholder borrows.
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $113K.
Last year the library lent and hosted about $257K worth of books, e-books, programs and Wi-Fi on a $113K 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 807 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dorr Township | Leighton Township Library fine-free | 13.0 | 39 | B+ |
| Hopkins Township | Hopkins Public Library fine-free | — | 37 | A− |
| Wayland Township | None of its own | — | — | B− |
| Monterey Township | None of its own | — | — | B+ |
| Watson 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. Hopkins Public Library is one branch of Hopkins District Library, so the yearly numbers cover every branch and all 4,851 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 Hopkins Township
Does Hopkins Township have a public library?
Yes: Hopkins Public Library, 118 East Main Street, is a branch of Hopkins District Library, which serves 4,851 people. The branch is open about 37 hours a week, averaged over the year.
Is Hopkins District 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 Hopkins Township’s library?
It logged 1.7 visits and lent 3.5 items per resident in 2024, against a typical 3 visits for libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000 people.
What is Hopkins Township’s civic life grade?
A− Hopkins Township is ahead of 80% of U.S. towns on civic life, #174 of 697 in Michigan. 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 Hopkins 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.