Mullett Township’s library logs 1.5 visits per resident, against a typical 3.5 for libraries its size
Topinabee Public Library serves 2,188 people in and around Mullett Township. Last year it lent 3,300 print books and media and logged 3,300 visits.
What Mullett Township’s library is like
Few programs for a library this size
Topinabee Public Library offered 0 programs last year, 0 per 1,000 residents against a typical 60. Kids & programs ↓
Topinabee Public Library is used less than most libraries its size
Topinabee Public Library records 1.5 visits per resident, against a typical 3.5 for libraries serving under 2,500 people. Borrowing is 1.5 print items per resident, against a typical 3.9. It also spends less than most: $25 per resident, against a typical $54. How it compares ↓
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; Topinabee Public Library serves 2,188 people in and around Mullett Township, and its numbers cover all of them; in a town this small, one busy program or a few avid readers move the per-resident numbers.
What’s behind Mullett Township’s civic life grade
On community nonprofits and volunteering, Mullett Township is ahead of 98% of U.S. towns. Mullett Township is graded on two of the three inputs. Both inputs put Mullett Township near the top nationally; Mullett Township’s count of community nonprofits ranks highest.
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 Mullett Township
8.5 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 (2 here), since whether a church registers depends on its denomination, not the town.
12.7%
12.7% of Mullett 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 Mullett Township’s residents live; 2022.
Below most similar-size libraries on all 7 measures
Per resident, against libraries serving under 2,500 people across the U.S.
Topinabee Public Library serves 2,188 people, so it’s measured against U.S. libraries serving under 2,500.
Every hour the doors are open, about 2 items go out
Fiscal year 2024, for the whole Topinabee Public Library system. The library’s own count.
Books and media off the shelf
3,300 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.
What kids borrow
Story times, clubs, classes and events, across the whole system, by who they’re for.
Find it
Topinabee Public Library, 1576 Straits Highway, Topinabee.
No late fees. E-books and audiobooks from home. Research databases: courses, journals, genealogy. Good at every Topinabee Public Library branch.
New in Mullett Township? 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 Mullett Township cardholder borrows.
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $55K.
Last year the library lent and hosted about $55K worth of books, e-books, programs and Wi-Fi on a $55K 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 1,042 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mullett Township | Topinabee Public Library fine-free | — | 33 | A+ |
| Indian River | Indian River Area Library | — | 43 | — graded as part of its town |
| Tuscarora Township | Indian River Area Library | — | 43 | A |
| Inverness Township | None of its own | — | — | A |
| Aloha Township | None of its own | — | — | — graded with its twin city |
| Burt Township | None of its own | — | — | — under 1,000 residents |
| Koehler 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. Topinabee Public Library serves 2,188 people in and around Mullett Township, so the yearly numbers cover all of them, not just Mullett Township.
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 Mullett Township
Does Mullett Township have a public library?
Yes. Topinabee Public Library, 1576 Straits Highway, serves 2,188 people in and around Mullett Township (the survey’s count) and is open about 33 hours a week, averaged over the year.
Is Topinabee Public 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 Mullett Township’s library?
It logged 1.5 visits and lent 1.5 print items per resident in 2024, against a typical 3.5 visits for libraries serving under 2,500 people.
What is Mullett Township’s civic life grade?
A+ Mullett Township is ahead of 98% of U.S. towns on civic life. 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 Mullett 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.