Republic Township’s library runs 7.9 programs per 1,000 residents, against a typical 60 for libraries its size
Republic-Michigamme School/ Public Library serves 1,390 people in and around Republic Township. Last year it lent 2,124 print books and media and logged 3,213 visits.
The short version on Republic Township’s library
Open only about 10 hours a week
The Republic Township branch keeps short hours: about 10 a week, averaged over the year, so check its schedule before you go. The building ↓
Below typical on every measure
Against libraries serving under 2,500 people, Republic-Michigamme School/ Public Library sits below the middle on all five per-resident measures we compare, and in the bottom 30% on three. How it compares ↓
Few residents carry a card
Only 17% of the people the system serves have a library card, against a typical 54% for its size. 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; Republic-Michigamme School/ Public Library serves 1,390 people in and around Republic 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 Republic Township’s civic life grade
Republic Township isn’t graded on civic life: its library is a branch of Republic-Michigamme School/ Public Library, so there is no town figure for visits and the volunteering estimate doesn’t cover enough of it.
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 →
7 community nonprofits are registered in Republic Township
6.6 per 1,000 residents, against a U.S. town median of 3.7. The largest group: youth, sports & recreation.
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 (1 here), since whether a church registers depends on its denomination, not the town.
Below most similar-size libraries on all 6 measures
Per resident, against libraries serving under 2,500 people across the U.S.
Republic-Michigamme School/ Public Library serves 1,390 people, so it’s measured against U.S. libraries serving under 2,500.
Every hour the doors are open, about 4 items go out
Fiscal year 2024, for the whole Republic-Michigamme School/ Public Library system. The library’s own count.
More than half the print loans are kids’ books
2,124 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.
11 programs a year
Story times, clubs, classes and events, across the whole system, by who they’re for.
Programs last year by age group
Find it
Republic-Michigamme School/ Public Library, 227 Maple Street, Republic.
No late fees. E-books and audiobooks from home. Research databases: courses, journals, genealogy. Good at every Republic-Michigamme School/ Public Library branch.
New in Republic 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 Republic Township cardholder borrows.
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $47K.
Last year the library lent and hosted about $31K worth of books, e-books, programs and Wi-Fi on a $47K 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 236 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republic Township | Republic-Michigamme School/ Public Library fine-free | — | 10 | — too few inputs |
| Humboldt Township | None of its own | — | — | — under 1,000 residents |
| Michigamme Township | None of its own | — | — | — under 1,000 residents |
| Spurr Township | None of its own | — | — | — under 1,000 residents |
| Sagola Township | None of its own | — | — | — too few inputs |
| Mansfield Township | None of its own | — | — | — under 1,000 residents |
| Crystal Falls 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. Republic-Michigamme School/ Public Library serves 1,390 people in and around Republic Township, so the yearly numbers cover all of them, not just Republic 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 Republic Township
Does Republic Township have a public library?
Yes. Republic-Michigamme School/ Public Library, 227 Maple Street, serves 1,390 people in and around Republic Township (the survey’s count) and is open about 10 hours a week, averaged over the year.
Is Republic-Michigamme School/ 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 Republic Township’s library?
It logged 2.3 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 Republic Township’s civic life grade?
Republic Township isn’t graded on civic life: its library is a branch of Republic-Michigamme School/ Public Library, so there is no town figure for visits and the volunteering estimate doesn’t cover enough of it. How it works.
Book talk
Reading, story times and the library in Republic 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.