Rockland Township’s library is a branch of Ontonagon Township Library, which lends less per resident than 57% of systems its size
Rockland Township’s library is the Rockland Township Library, a branch of Ontonagon Township Library, which serves 3,182 people and lent 13K items last year.
The short version on Rockland Township’s library
Open only about 15 hours a week
The Rockland Township branch keeps short hours: about 15 a week, averaged over the year, so check its schedule before you go. The building ↓
Runs on less money than most
The Ontonagon Township Library system spends $16 per resident, less than 90% of similar-size libraries (typical: $43). What your card is worth ↓
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; Rockland Township’s library is a branch of Ontonagon Township Library, so they cover the whole system (3,182 people), not just the Rockland Township branch.
What’s behind Rockland Township’s civic life grade
Rockland Township 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 →
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.
Ontonagon Township Library serves 3,182 people, so it’s measured against U.S. libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000.
Every hour the doors are open, about 5 items go out
Fiscal year 2024, for the whole Ontonagon Township Library system. The library’s own count.
Mostly books and media off the shelf
13K loans last year: print, kids’ and digital.
2,627 e-books, e-audiobooks and streams last year. Borrow from home with your card, plus research databases: courses, journals, genealogy and more.
About 1 kids’ program 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
Rockland Township Library, 40 National Avenue, Rockland.
No late fees. E-books and audiobooks from home. Research databases: courses, journals, genealogy. Good at every Ontonagon Township Library branch.
New in Rockland 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 $4.27 worth
Set what you’d borrow in a month. It starts at what the average Rockland Township cardholder borrows.
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $50K.
Last year the library lent and hosted about $212K worth of books, e-books, programs and Wi-Fi on a $50K 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 1,008 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rockland Township | Rockland Township Library fine-free | — | 15 | — under 1,000 residents |
| Ontonagon Township | Ontonagon Township Library fine-free | — | 34 | A+ |
| McMillan Township | Mcmillan Township Library fine-free | — | 23 | — under 1,000 residents |
| Stannard Township | None of its own | — | — | — under 1,000 residents |
| Greenland Township | None of its own | — | — | — under 1,000 residents |
| Matchwood Township | None of its own | — | — | — under 1,000 residents |
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. Rockland Township Library is one branch of Ontonagon Township Library, so the yearly numbers cover every branch and all 3,182 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 Rockland Township
Does Rockland Township have a public library?
Yes: Rockland Township Library, 40 National Avenue, is a branch of Ontonagon Township Library, which serves 3,182 people. The branch is open about 15 hours a week, averaged over the year.
Is Ontonagon Township 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 Rockland Township’s library?
It logged 3.0 visits and lent 4.1 items per resident in 2024, against a typical 3 visits for libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000 people.
What is Rockland Township’s civic life grade?
Rockland Township 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 Rockland 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.