Lexington’s library logs 1.5 visits per resident, against a typical 3 for libraries its size
Moore Public Library serves 4,398 people in and around Lexington. Last year it lent 15K books, movies and e-books and logged 6,456 visits.
Lexington’s library, in brief
The branch is a National Register landmark
John Divine Law Office/Moore Public Library has been on the National Register of Historic Places since 1985. Today’s library there has 3,750 square feet. The building ↓
Programs lean toward adults
59% of the 92 programs last year were for adults: classes, talks, clubs and events. 35 were for children. 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; Moore Public Library serves 4,398 people in and around Lexington, and its numbers cover all of them.
What’s behind Lexington’s civic life grade
Lexington 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 →
A National Register landmark since 1985
Moore Public Library, 7239 Huron Avenue, Lexington.
E-books and audiobooks from home. Research databases: courses, journals, genealogy. Good at every Moore Public Library branch.
New in Lexington? The Handbook →Hours are the survey’s yearly average. Check the library’s own site for today’s hours.
John Divine Law Office/Moore Public Library
Divine, John, Law Office/Moore Public Library was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Jan 31, 1985. It is significant for its education and architecture at the local level. Its architecture is described as Italianate and Classical.
The Moore Public Library is a library building located at 7239 Huron Avenue Lexington, Michigan. The building was formerly a professional office, and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.
More about the building →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.
Moore Public Library serves 4,398 people, so it’s measured against U.S. libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000.
Every hour the doors are open, about 8 items go out
Fiscal year 2024, for the whole Moore Public Library system. The library’s own count.
Mostly books and media off the shelf
15K loans last year: print, kids’ and digital.
3,824 e-books, e-audiobooks and streams last year. Borrow from home with your card, plus research databases: courses, journals, genealogy and more.
92 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.
For every $1 it spends, the library lends about $1.74 worth
Set what you’d borrow in a month. It starts at what the average Lexington cardholder borrows.
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $143K.
Last year the library lent and hosted about $249K worth of books, e-books, programs and Wi-Fi on a $143K 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 2,210 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lexington | Moore Public Library | — | 37 | — graded with its twin city |
| Lexington Township | Moore Public Library | — | 37 | 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.
- System-wide. Moore Public Library serves 4,398 people in and around Lexington, so the yearly numbers cover all of them, not just Lexington.
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 Lexington
Does Lexington have a public library?
Yes. Moore Public Library, 7239 Huron Avenue, serves 4,398 people in and around Lexington (the survey’s count) and is open about 37 hours a week, averaged over the year.
Is Moore Public 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 Lexington’s library?
It logged 1.5 visits and lent 3.4 items per resident in 2024, against a typical 3 visits for libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000 people.
What is Lexington’s civic life grade?
Lexington 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 Lexington.
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. Building history: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places; photo via Wikimedia Commons. “What your card is worth” uses typical retail prices and is an estimate, not an official figure.