Genesee District Library
Genesee District Library is a library district based in Flint (Genesee County), Michigan, serving a legal service area of 334,645 residents through 19 library buildings. Among the 368 profiled systems in Michigan, it ranks third for population served, third for number of library buildings, third for public computers and fifth for total visits.
Among profiled systems serving 250,000 to 499,999 residents, it ranks seventh-lowest for program attendance per resident and records the sixth-steepest decline in physical checkouts since FY 2019. Against the median system of its size class, it records 47% fewer physical checkouts per resident and 60% more public computers per resident.
Genesee against the 122 systems of its size class
Genesee, building by building
The 19 buildings cover 87,715 square feet in total, 0.26 square feet per resident against a median of 0.46 for the size class. The largest building is Grand Blanc-McFarlen Library at 15,000 square feet; the smallest is Gaines Station Library at 600. The longest hours are at Grand Blanc-McFarlen Library, 59 a week.
| Building | Type | Town | Hours a week | Floor area, sq ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genesee District Library | Central library | Flint | 56 | 12,800 |
| Baker Park Library | Branch | Burton | 40 | 2,500 |
| Beecher Vera B. Rison Library | Branch | Flint | 40 | 3,900 |
| Burton Memorial Library | Branch | Burton | 40 | 4,000 |
| Clio Area Library | Branch | Clio | 40 | 4,565 |
| Davison Area Library | Branch | Davison | 55 | 8,100 |
| Fenton-Jack R. Winegarden Library | Branch | Fenton | 48 | 2,500 |
| Flint Township-McCarty Library | Branch | Flint | 40 | 2,500 |
| Flushing Area Library | Branch | Flushing | 40 | 3,400 |
| Forest Township Library | Branch | Otisville | 40 | 3,200 |
| Gaines Station Library | Branch | Gaines | 12.3 | 600 |
| Genesee Township-Johnson Memorial Library | Branch | Genesee | 40 | 2,750 |
| Genesee Valley Demonstration Location | Branch | Flint | 52 | 5,900 |
| Goodrich Library | Branch | Goodrich | 40 | 3,600 |
| Grand Blanc-McFarlen Library | Branch | Grand Blanc | 59 | 15,000 |
| Linden Library | Branch | Linden | 40 | 1,750 |
| Montrose-Jennings Library | Branch | Montrose | 40 | 4,000 |
| Mount Morris Library | Branch | Mount Morris | 40 | 4,500 |
| Swartz Creek-Perkins Library | Branch | Swartz Creek | 40 | 2,150 |
Genesee in numbers, FY 2024
- Visits
- 689,481
- Physical checkouts
- 624,368
- …of children's materials
- 229,975
- Electronic checkouts
- 501,757
- …of e-books
- 242,701
- …of e-audio
- 227,717
- Registered users
- 97,467
- Program sessions
- 952
- Program attendance
- 30,026
- Print volumes
- 460,058
- Audio items (physical)
- 21,151
- Video items (physical)
- 96,147
- Public computers
- 329
- Public service hours, all outlets
- 41,722
- Paid staff (full-time equivalent)
- 89.0
- Operating spending
- $9.1 million
- …on books and other materials
- $1.6 million
- Overdue fines on print items
- charged
Where Genesee gets its operating money
Operating revenue came to $10.9 million, or $32.43 per resident. The local-government share is close to the combined share for the 367 profiled systems in Michigan. No federal operating revenue was reported.
- Local government
- State
- Federal
- Other (fines, fees, gifts, grants)
Genesee since FY 2019
Visits were 26% below the FY 2019 count of 930,786 (size-class median: −30%). Physical checkouts moved 47% down over the same span.
- Visits
- Physical checkouts
Who comes to Genesee programs
Programs for children up to age 11 drew 55% of all program attendance, and sessions averaged 32 people each.
Library districts of similar size in other states
Of these six systems, five record more visits per resident than this one. The highest checkout rate in the group belongs to Springfield-Greene County Library District in Missouri.
| System | Based in | Residents | Visits per resident | Checkouts per resident | Spending per resident |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High Plains Library District | Greeley, CO | 315,735 | 4.23 | 5.40 | $92.01 |
| Spokane County Library District | Spokane, WA | 312,530 | 2.37 | 3.41 | $56.31 |
| City of St. Louis Municipal Library District | St. Louis, MO | 301,578 | 3.48 | 5.01 | $104.81 |
| Springfield-Greene County Library District | Springfield, MO | 298,915 | 3.99 | 6.77 | $51.49 |
| Kitsap Regional Library | Bremerton, WA | 286,100 | 2.91 | 6.11 | $61.07 |
| North Las Vegas Library District | North Las Vegas, NV | 282,496 | 0.94 | 1.24 | $12.66 |
Nearest in size within Michigan
- Kent District Library · Comstock Park · 439,194 residents
- Capital Area District Library · Lansing · 244,451 residents
- Grand Rapids Public Library · Grand Rapids · 198,917 residents
- Clinton-Macomb Public Library · Clinton Township · 184,879 residents