Lake City’s library lends 0.7 print items per resident, against a typical 3.9 for libraries its size
Missaukee District Library serves 13,275 people in and around Lake City. Last year it lent 9,615 print books and media and logged 34K visits.
What Lake City’s library is like
Programs are almost all for children
89% of the 146 programs last year were for ages 11 and under, including about 2.1 a week for ages 0–5. Kids & programs ↓
Below typical on every measure
Against libraries serving 10,000 to 25,000 people, Missaukee District Library sits below the middle on all six per-resident measures we compare, and in the bottom 30% on four. How it compares ↓
People visit, but borrow less than most
Missaukee District Library lends 0.7 print items per resident, against a typical 3.9 for libraries serving 10,000 to 25,000 people, fewer than 95% of similar-size libraries, though visits are closer to typical. 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; Missaukee District Library serves 13,275 people in and around Lake City, and its numbers cover all of them.
What’s behind Lake City’s civic life grade
Lake City 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 →
Below most similar-size libraries on all 7 measures
Per resident, against libraries serving 10,000 to 25,000 people across the U.S.
Missaukee District Library serves 13,275 people, so it’s measured against U.S. libraries serving 10,000 to 25,000.
Every hour the doors are open, about 4 items go out
Fiscal year 2024, for the whole Missaukee District Library system. The library’s own count.
Books and media off the shelf
9,615 print loans last year. The library didn’t report its e-book and e-audiobook loans.
Borrow from home with your card, plus research databases: courses, journals, genealogy and more.
About 3 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
Missaukee District Library, 210 South Canal Street, Lake City.
E-books and audiobooks from home. Loans renew on their own if no one’s waiting. Research databases: courses, journals, genealogy. Good at every Missaukee District Library branch.
New in Lake City? The Handbook →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 Lake City cardholder borrows.
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $205K.
Last year the library lent and hosted about $175K worth of books, e-books, programs and Wi-Fi on a $205K 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 4,800 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake City | Missaukee District Library | — | 43 | — under 1,000 residents |
| Lake Township | None of its own | — | — | A− |
| Forest Township | None of its own | — | — | A− |
| Reeder Township | None of its own | — | — | A |
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.
- System-wide. Missaukee District Library serves 13,275 people in and around Lake City, so the yearly numbers cover all of them, not just Lake City.
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 Lake City
Does Lake City have a public library?
Yes. Missaukee District Library, 210 South Canal Street, serves 13,275 people in and around Lake City (the survey’s count) and is open about 43 hours a week, averaged over the year.
Is Missaukee District 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 Lake City’s library?
It logged 2.5 visits and lent 0.7 print items per resident in 2024, against a typical 3.1 visits for libraries serving 10,000 to 25,000 people.
What is Lake City’s civic life grade?
Lake City 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 Lake City.
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.