| Public library | City | County | Librarians (FTE) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kent District Library | Comstock Park | Kent | 107.58 |
| Detroit Public Library | Detroit | Wayne | 52 |
| Capital Area District Library | Lansing | Ingham | 39.68 |
| Genesee District Library | Flint | Genesee | 32 |
| Clinton-Macomb Public Library | Clinton Township | Macomb | 28.8 |
| Rochester Hills Public Library | Rochester | Oakland | 25.13 |
| Grand Rapids Public Library | Grand Rapids | Kent | 25 |
| Kalamazoo Public Library | Kalamazoo | Kalamazoo | 24.9 |
| Jackson District Library | Jackson | Jackson | 23 |
| Farmington Community Library | Farmington Hills | Oakland | 22.64 |
| Saint Clair County Library System | Port Huron | Saint Clair | 21.8 |
| Ypsilanti District Library | Ypsilanti | Washtenaw | 21 |
| Canton Public Library | Canton | Wayne | 20.68 |
| Peter White Public Library | Marquette | Marquette | 20.68 |
| Grosse Pointe Public Library | Grosse Pointe Farms | Wayne | 20.5 |
| Monroe County Library System | Monroe | Monroe | 20.48 |
| Bloomfield Township Public Library | Bloomfield Township | Oakland | 19.61 |
| Livonia Public Library | Livonia | Wayne | 19 |
| Willard Public Library | Battle Creek | Calhoun | 19 |
| Baldwin Public Library | Birmingham | Oakland | 18.43 |
| Troy Public Library | Troy | Oakland | 18.3 |
| Gloria Coles Flint Public Library | Flint | Genesee | 18 |
| Southfield Public Library | Southfield | Oakland | 18 |
| Northville District Library | Northville | Wayne | 17.5 |
| West Bloomfield Township Public Library | West Bloomfield | Oakland | 17.5 |
| Ann Arbor District Library | Ann Arbor | Washtenaw | 17 |
| Dearborn Public Library | Dearborn | Wayne | 16.3 |
| Herrick District Library | Holland | Ottawa | 16 |
| Portage District Library | Portage | Kalamazoo | 15.11 |
| Superior District Library | Sault Ste Marie | Chippewa | 14.88 |
| Ferndale Area District Library | Ferndale | Oakland | 14.73 |
| William P. Faust Public Library of Westland | Westland | Wayne | 14.6 |
| Novi Public Library | Novi | Oakland | 14.15 |
| Muskegon Area District Library | Muskegon | Muskegon | 14 |
| Plymouth District Library | Plymouth | Wayne | 14 |
| Grace A. Dow Memorial Library | Midland | Midland | 13.88 |
| Lapeer District Library | Lapeer | Lapeer | 13.5 |
| Orion Township Public Library | Lake Orion | Oakland | 13.28 |
| Warren Public Library | Warren | Macomb | 13.18 |
| Sterling Heights Public Library | Sterling Heights | Macomb | 13.1 |
| Royal Oak Public Library | Royal Oak | Oakland | 12.8 |
| Brighton District Library | Brighton | Livingston | 12.77 |
| Loutit District Library | Grand Haven | Ottawa | 12.1 |
| Van Buren District Library | Decatur | Van Buren | 11.83 |
| Mount Clemens Public Library | Mount Clemens | Macomb | 11.5 |
| Clarkston Independence District Library | Clarkston | Oakland | 11.32 |
| Commerce Township Community Library | Commerce Township | Oakland | 11.25 |
| Oxford Public Library | Oxford | Oakland | 11.03 |
| Delta Township District Library | Lansing | Eaton | 11 |
| Presque Isle District Library | Rogers City | Presque Isle | 11 |
| Romeo District Library | Romeo | Macomb | 11 |
| Branch District Library | Coldwater | Branch | 10.9 |
| Lenawee District Library | Adrian | Lenawee | 10.53 |
| Chippewa River District Library System | Mount Pleasant | Isabella | 10.1 |
| Redford Township District Library | Redford | Wayne | 10.1 |
| Bay County Library System | Bay City | Bay | 10.05 |
| Cromaine District Library | Hartland | Livingston | 10 |
| Waterford Township Public Library | Waterford | Oakland | 10 |
| Dearborn Heights City Libraries | Dearborn Heights | Wayne | 9.75 |
| Maud Preston Palenske Memorial Library | Saint Joseph | Berrien | 9.46 |
| Niles District Library | Niles | Berrien | 9.38 |
| Dexter District Library | Dexter | Washtenaw | 9.25 |
| Mason County District Library | Ludington | Mason | 9.15 |
| Howard Miller Library | Zeeland | Ottawa | 9.13 |
| Auburn Hills Public Library | Auburn Hills | Oakland | 9.1 |
| Alpena County Library | Alpena | Alpena | 9.09 |
| Cass District Library | Cassopolis | Cass | 9 |
| Chelsea District Library | Chelsea | Washtenaw | 9 |
| Traverse Area District Library | Traverse City | Grand Traverse | 9 |
| Belleville Area District Library | Belleville | Wayne | 8.91 |
| Roseville Public Library | Roseville | Macomb | 8.8 |
| Saline District Library | Saline | Washtenaw | 8.75 |
| Lincoln Township Public Library | Stevensville | Berrien | 8.5 |
| Petoskey District Library | Petoskey | Emmet | 8.4 |
| White Lake Township Library | White Lake | Oakland | 8.3 |
| Public Libraries of Saginaw | Saginaw | Saginaw | 8.25 |
| Hastings Public Library | Hastings | Barry | 7.85 |
| Milford Public Library | Milford | Oakland | 7.68 |
| Saint Clair Shores Public Library | St. Clair Shores | Macomb | 7.65 |
| Brandon Township Public Library | Ortonville | Oakland | 7.45 |
| Portage Lake District Library | Houghton | Houghton | 7.28 |
| Charlotte Community Library | Charlotte | Eaton | 7.1 |
| Wixom Public Library | Wixom | Oakland | 7.1 |
| East Lansing Public Library | East Lansing | Ingham | 7 |
| Charlevoix Public Library | Charlevoix | Charlevoix | 6.83 |
| Springfield Township Library | Davisburg | Oakland | 6.8 |
| Chesterfield Township Library | Chesterfield | Macomb | 6.73 |
| South Haven Memorial Library | South Haven | Van Buren | 6.58 |
| Salem-South Lyon District Library | South Lyon | Washtenaw | 6.5 |
| Allegan District Library | Allegan | Allegan | 6.45 |
| Trenton Veteran's Memorial Library | Trenton | Wayne | 6.45 |
| Spring Lake District Library | Spring Lake | Ottawa | 6.3 |
| Frankenmuth James E. Wickson District Library | Frankenmuth | Saginaw | 6.15 |
| Shelby Township Library | Shelby Township | Macomb | 6.13 |
| Pontiac Public Library | Pontiac | Oakland | 6 |
| Highland Township Public Library | Highland | Oakland | 5.9 |
| Community District Library | Corunna | Shiawassee | 5.7 |
| Oak Park Public Library | Oak Park | Oakland | 5.65 |
| Elk Rapids District Library | Elk Rapids | Antrim | 5.63 |
| Grant Area District Library | Grant | Newaygo | 5.38 |
| White Cloud Community Library | White Cloud | Newaygo | 5.1 |
| Hackley Public Library | Muskegon | Muskegon | 5 |
| Madison Heights Public Library | Madison Heights | Oakland | 5 |
| Marshall District Library | Marshall | Calhoun | 5 |
| Shiawassee District Library | Owosso | Shiawassee | 5 |
| Taylor Community Library | Taylor | Wayne | 5 |
| Howell Carnegie District Library | Howell | Livingston | 4.75 |
| White Lake Community Library | Whitehall | Muskegon | 4.73 |
| Iosco-Arenac District Library | East Tawas | Iosco | 4.7 |
| Bacon Memorial District Library | Wyandotte | Wayne | 4.6 |
| Comstock Township Library | Comstock | Kalamazoo | 4.58 |
| Paw Paw District Library | Paw Paw | Van Buren | 4.55 |
| Grand Ledge Area District Library | Grand Ledge | Eaton | 4.5 |
| Hart Area Public Library | Hart | Oceana | 4.5 |
| Ogemaw District Library | Rose City | Ogemaw | 4.5 |
| Fraser Public Library | Fraser | Macomb | 4.4 |
| Wayne Public Library | Wayne | Wayne | 4.23 |
| Richland Community Library | Richland | Kalamazoo | 4.2 |
| Kalkaska County Library | Kalkaska | Kalkaska | 4.1 |
| Roscommon Area District Library | Roscommon | Roscommon | 4.1 |
| Holly Township Library | Holly | Oakland | 4.05 |
| Sparta Carnegie Township Library | Sparta | Kent | 4.03 |
| Briggs District Library | Saint Johns | Clinton | 4 |
| Charter Township of Harrison Free Public Library | Harrison Township | Macomb | 4 |
| Fowlerville District Library | Fowlerville | Livingston | 4 |
| Hamburg Township Library | Hamburg | Livingston | 4 |
| Rawson Memorial Library | Cass City | Tuscola | 4 |
| Romulus Public Library | Romulus | Wayne | 4 |
| Ruth Hughes Memorial District Library | Imlay City | Lapeer | 4 |
| Tecumseh District Library | Tecumseh | Lenawee | 4 |
| Salem Township Library | Burnips | Allegan | 3.95 |
| Pentwater Township Library | Pentwater | Oceana | 3.83 |
| Dickinson County Library | Iron Mountain | Dickinson | 3.81 |
| Schoolcraft Community Library | Schoolcraft | Kalamazoo | 3.8 |
| Coopersville Area District Library | Coopersville | Ottawa | 3.78 |
| Alvah N. Belding Memorial Library | Belding | Ionia | 3.75 |
| Flat River Community Library | Greenville | Montcalm | 3.75 |
| Fremont Area District Library | Fremont | Newaygo | 3.7 |
| Huntington Woods Public Library | Huntington Woods | Oakland | 3.7 |
| Lois Wagner Memorial Library | Richmond | Macomb | 3.68 |
| Eaton Rapids Area District Library | Eaton Rapids | Eaton | 3.63 |
| Eastpointe Memorial Library | Eastpointe | Macomb | 3.6 |
| Shelby Area District Library | Shelby | Oceana | 3.5 |
| Indian River Area Library | Indian River | Cheboygan | 3.49 |
| Harbor Beach Area District Library | Harbor Beach | Huron | 3.38 |
| Milan Public Library | Milan | Monroe | 3.38 |
| Carson City Public Library | Carson City | Montcalm | 3.33 |
| Ishpeming Carnegie Public Library | Ishpeming | Marquette | 3.33 |
| Berkley Public Library | Berkley | Oakland | 3.25 |
| Georgetown Township Public Library | Jenison | Ottawa | 3.2 |
| Peninsula Community Library | Traverse City | Grand Traverse | 3.15 |
| Jonesville District Library | Jonesville | Hillsdale | 3.13 |
| Montmorency County Public Libraries | Atlanta | Montmorency | 3.13 |
| Glen Lake Community Library | Empire | Leelanau | 3.1 |
| Hazel Park Memorial District Library | Hazel Park | Oakland | 3.1 |
| Adrian District Library | Adrian | Lenawee | 3 |
| Alma Public Library | Alma | Gratiot | 3 |
| Bath Township Public Library | Bath | Clinton | 3 |
| Benzie Shores District Library | Frankfort | Benzie | 3 |
| Bridgeport Public Library | Saginaw | Saginaw | 3 |
| Cadillac Wexford Public Library | Cadillac | Wexford | 3 |
| Charles A. Ransom District Library | Plainwell | Allegan | 3 |
| Dewitt District Library | Dewitt | Clinton | 3 |
| Garden City Public Library | Garden City | Wayne | 3 |
| Henika District Library | Wayland | Allegan | 3 |
| Macdonald Public Library | New Baltimore | Macomb | 3 |
| Menominee County Library | Stephenson | Menominee | 3 |
| Otsego County Library | Gaylord | Otsego | 3 |
| Pere Marquette District Library | Clare | Clare | 3 |
| Pigeon District Library | Pigeon | Huron | 3 |
| Southgate Veterans Memorial Library | Southgate | Wayne | 3 |
| Mackinaw Area Public Library | Mackinaw City | Emmet | 2.98 |
| White Pigeon Township Library | White Pigeon | St. Joseph | 2.98 |
| Utica Public Library | Utica | Macomb | 2.9 |
| Sturgis District Library | Sturgis | St. Joseph | 2.88 |
| Berrien Springs Community Library | Berrien Springs | Berrien | 2.81 |
| Leighton Township Library | Wayland | Allegan | 2.8 |
| Alcona County Library | Harrisville | Alcona | 2.75 |
| Buchanan District Library | Buchanan | Berrien | 2.75 |
| Homer Public Library | Homer | Calhoun | 2.75 |
| Three Rivers Public Library | Three Rivers | St. Joseph | 2.73 |
| Harrison District Library | Harrison | Clare | 2.7 |
| Thompson Home Public Library | Ithaca | Gratiot | 2.7 |
| Albion District Library | Albion | Calhoun | 2.68 |
| Almont District Library | Almont | Lapeer | 2.63 |
| Vicksburg District Library | Vicksburg | Kalamazoo | 2.63 |
| Parchment Community Library | Parchment | Kalamazoo | 2.58 |
| Patmos Library | Jamestown | Ottawa | 2.55 |
| Ionia Community Library | Ionia | Ionia | 2.53 |
| Escanaba Public Library | Escanaba | Delta | 2.5 |
| Gary Byker Memorial Library of Hudsonville | Hudsonville | Ottawa | 2.45 |
| Leland Township Public Library | Leland | Leelanau | 2.4 |
| Timothy C. Hauenstein Reynolds Township Library | Howard City | Montcalm | 2.4 |
| Evart Public Library | Evart | Osceola | 2.36 |
| Stair District Library | Morenci | Lenawee | 2.36 |
| Big Rapids Community Library | Big Rapids | Mecosta | 2.35 |
| Munising School Public Library | Munising | Alger | 2.35 |
| Walled Lake City Library | Walled Lake | Oakland | 2.35 |
| Harper Woods Public Library | Harper Woods | Wayne | 2.3 |
| Augusta-Ross Township District Library | Augusta | Kalamazoo | 2.2 |
| Flat Rock Public Library | Flat Rock | Wayne | 2.13 |
| Rauchholz Memorial Library | Hemlock | Saginaw | 2.13 |
| Calumet Public-School Library | Calumet | Houghton | 2.1 |
| Marlette District Library | Marlette | Sanilac | 2.1 |
| Morton Township Public Library | Mecosta | Mecosta | 2.1 |
| Benzonia Public Library | Benzonia | Benzie | 2.09 |
| Allendale Township Library | Allendale | Ottawa | 2 |
| Caro Area District Library | Caro | Tuscola | 2 |
| Central Lake District Library | Central Lake | Antrim | 2 |
| Cheboygan Area Public Library | Cheboygan | Cheboygan | 2 |
| Coloma Public Library | Coloma | Berrien | 2 |
| Dowagiac District Library | Dowagiac | Cass | 2 |
| Ecorse Public Library | Ecorse | Wayne | 2 |
| Fennville District Library | Fennville | Allegan | 2 |
| Hartford Public Library | Hartford | Van Buren | 2 |
| Houghton Lake Public Library | Houghton Lake | Roscommon | 2 |
| Lenox Township Library | New Haven | Macomb | 2 |
| Lincoln Park Public Library | Lincoln Park | Wayne | 2 |
| Lyon Township Public Library | South Lyon | Oakland | 2 |
| Schultz-Holmes Memorial Library | Blissfield | Lenawee | 2 |
| Tahquamenon Area Public Library | Newberry | Luce | 2 |
| Theodore A. Cutler Memorial Library | Saint Louis | Gratiot | 2 |
| Thomas Township Library | Saginaw | Saginaw | 2 |
| Manistique School & Public Library | Manistique | Schoolcraft | 1.98 |
| Litchfield District Library | Litchfield | Hillsdale | 1.95 |
| New Buffalo Township Public Library | New Buffalo | Berrien | 1.95 |
| Portland District Library | Portland | Ionia | 1.95 |
| Barryton Public Library | Barryton | Mecosta | 1.9 |
| Allen Park Public Library | Allen Park | Wayne | 1.88 |
| Millington Arbela District Library | Millington | Tuscola | 1.88 |
| Negaunee Public Library | Negaunee | Marquette | 1.85 |
| Pinckney Community Public Library | Pinckney | Livingston | 1.85 |
| Beaver Island District Library | Beaver Island | Charlevoix | 1.8 |
| Blair Memorial Library | Clawson | Oakland | 1.8 |
| Suttons Bay-Bingham District Library | Suttons Bay | Leelanau | 1.8 |
| Somerset Township Library | Somerset Center | Hillsdale | 1.79 |
| Franklin Public Library | Franklin | Oakland | 1.68 |
| Howe Memorial Library | Breckenridge | Gratiot | 1.68 |
| Vermontville Township Library | Vermontville | Eaton | 1.68 |
| Aitkin Memorial District Library | Croswell | Sanilac | 1.65 |
| Delton District Library | Delton | Barry | 1.6 |
| Home Township Library | Edmore | Montcalm | 1.6 |
| Saint Charles District Library | Saint Charles | Saginaw | 1.6 |
| Melvindale Public Library | Melvindale | Wayne | 1.58 |
| Reed City Area District Library | Reed City | Osceola | 1.58 |
| Betsie Valley District Library | Thompsonville | Benzie | 1.55 |
| Manistee County Library | Manistee | Manistee | 1.55 |
| North Branch Township Library | North Branch | Lapeer | 1.55 |
| Darcy Library of Beulah | Beulah | Benzie | 1.53 |
| Dowling Public Library | Hastings | Barry | 1.53 |
| Freeport District Library | Freeport | Barry | 1.5 |
| Hamtramck Public Library | Hamtramck | Wayne | 1.5 |
| Manchester District Library | Manchester | Washtenaw | 1.5 |
| Addison Township Public Library | Leonard | Oakland | 1.4 |
| River Rouge Public Library | River Rouge | Wayne | 1.4 |
| Columbia Township Library | Unionville | Tuscola | 1.3 |
| Ovid Public Library | Ovid | Clinton | 1.3 |
| Deckerville Public Library | Deckerville | Sanilac | 1.25 |
| Sandusky District Library | Sandusky | Sanilac | 1.25 |
| Ontonagon Township Library | Ontonagon | Ontonagon | 1.2 |
| Hillsdale Community Library | Hillsdale | Hillsdale | 1.15 |
| Port Austin Township Library | Port Austin | Huron | 1.1 |
| Saint Ignace Public Library | St. Ignace | Mackinac | 1.05 |
| Alanson Area Public Library | Alanson | Emmet | 1 |
| Alden District Library | Alden | Antrim | 1 |
| Armada Free Public Library | Armada | Macomb | 1 |
| Ashley District Library | Ashley | Gratiot | 1 |
| Bad Axe Area District Library | Bad Axe | Huron | 1 |
| Bellaire Public Library | Bellaire | Antrim | 1 |
| Benton Harbor Public Library | Benton Harbor | Berrien | 1 |
| Bessemer Public Library | Bessemer | Gogebic | 1 |
| Boyne District Library | Boyne City | Charlevoix | 1 |
| Bridgman Public Library | Bridgman | Berrien | 1 |
| Brown City District Library | Brown City | Sanilac | 1 |
| Cedar Springs Public Library | Cedar Springs | Kent | 1 |
| Center Line Public Library | Center Line | Macomb | 1 |
| Crooked Tree District Library | Walloon Lake | Charlevoix | 1 |
| Dorothy Hull Library - Windsor Township | Dimondale | Eaton | 1 |
| Dorr Township Library | Dorr | Allegan | 1 |
| Eau Claire District Library | Eau Claire | Berrien | 1 |
| Forsyth Township Public Library | Gwinn | Marquette | 1 |
| Fruitport District Library | Fruitport | Muskegon | 1 |
| Galien Township Public Library | Galien | Berrien | 1 |
| Gladstone Area School & Public Library | Gladstone | Delta | 1 |
| Gladwin County District Library | Gladwin | Gladwin | 1 |
| Hudson Carnegie District Library | Hudson | Lenawee | 1 |
| Interlochen Public Library | Interlochen | Grand Traverse | 1 |
| Ironwood Carnegie Library | Ironwood | Gogebic | 1 |
| Jordan Valley District Library | East Jordan | Charlevoix | 1 |
| Laingsburg Public Library | Laingsburg | Shiawassee | 1 |
| Lawton Public Library | Lawton | Van Buren | 1 |
| Leanna Hicks Public Library of Inkster | Inkster | Wayne | 1 |
| Leelanau Township Library | Northport | Leelanau | 1 |
| Leroy Community Library | Leroy | Osceola | 1 |
| Lyons Township District Library | Lyons | Ionia | 1 |
| Mayville District Public Library | Mayville | Tuscola | 1 |
| Missaukee District Library | Lake City | Missaukee | 1 |
| Moore Public Library | Lexington | Sanilac | 1 |
| Mulliken District Library | Mulliken | Eaton | 1 |
| Newaygo Area District Library | Newaygo | Newaygo | 1 |
| Oscoda County District Library | Mio | Oscoda | 1 |
| Otsego District Public Library | Otsego | Allegan | 1 |
| Pathfinder Community Library | Baldwin | Lake | 1 |
| River Rapids District Library | Chesaning | Saginaw | 1 |
| Riverview Public Library | Riverview | Wayne | 1 |
| Saranac Clarksville District Library | Saranac | Ionia | 1 |
| Sherman Township Library | Weidman | Isabella | 1 |
| Sleeper Public Library | Ubly | Huron | 1 |
| Spies Public Library | Menominee | Menominee | 1 |
| Sunfield District Library | Sunfield | Eaton | 1 |
| Surrey Township Public Library | Farwell | Clare | 1 |
| Tamarack District Library | Lakeview | Montcalm | 1 |
| Thomas E. Fleschner Memorial Library | Birch Run | Saginaw | 1 |
| Thornapple Kellogg School and Community Library | Middleville | Barry | 1 |
| Waldron District Library | Waldron | Hillsdale | 1 |
| Watervliet District Library | Watervliet | Berrien | 1 |
| West Branch District Library | West Branch | Ogemaw | 1 |
| West Iron District Library | Iron River | Iron | 1 |
| Bullard Sanford Memorial Library | Vassar | Tuscola | 0.95 |
| Mackinac Island Public Library | Mackinac Island | Mackinac | 0.95 |
| Marcellus Township Wood Memorial Library | Marcellus | Cass | 0.95 |
| McBain Community Library | McBain | Missaukee | 0.94 |
| Osceola Township School Public Library | Dollar Bay | Houghton | 0.94 |
| Reading Community Library | Reading | Hillsdale | 0.93 |
| Tekonsha Township Public Library | Tekonsha | Calhoun | 0.93 |
| Lake Odessa Community Library | Lake Odessa | Ionia | 0.9 |
| Athens Community Library | Athens | Calhoun | 0.88 |
| Crystal Falls District Community Library | Crystal Falls | Iron | 0.88 |
| Elk Township Library | Peck | Sanilac | 0.88 |
| Hesperia Community Library | Hesperia | Newaygo | 0.88 |
| Jacquelin E. Opperman Memorial Library | Kingston | Tuscola | 0.88 |
| Mancelona Township Library | Mancelona | Antrim | 0.88 |
| Reese Unity District Library | Reese | Tuscola | 0.88 |
| Saugatuck-Douglas District Library | Douglas | Allegan | 0.88 |
| Sebewaing Township Library | Sebewaing | Huron | 0.88 |
| Sodus Township Library | Sodus | Berrien | 0.88 |
| Taymouth Township Library | Burt | Saginaw | 0.88 |
| Walton Erickson Public Library | Morley | Mecosta | 0.88 |
| Wolverine Community Library | Wolverine | Cheboygan | 0.88 |
| Coleman Area Library | Coleman | Midland | 0.85 |
| Fairgrove District Library | Fairgrove | Tuscola | 0.83 |
| Seville Township Public Library | Riverdale | Gratiot | 0.83 |
| Burr Oak Township Library | Burr Oak | St. Joseph | 0.8 |
| Colon Township Library | Colon | St. Joseph | 0.8 |
| Galesburg-Charleston Memorial District Library | Galesburg | Kalamazoo | 0.8 |
| J. C. Wheeler Public Library | Martin | Allegan | 0.8 |
| Mendon Township Library | Mendon | St. Joseph | 0.8 |
| Nottawa Township Library | Centrevile | St. Joseph | 0.8 |
| Putnam District Library | Nashville | Barry | 0.8 |
| Richland Township Library | Vestaburg | Montcalm | 0.8 |
| Sanilac District Library | Port Sanilac | Sanilac | 0.8 |
| Three Oaks Township Public Library | Three Oaks | Berrien | 0.8 |
| Topinabee Public Library | Topinabee | Cheboygan | 0.8 |
| Vernon District Public Library | Vernon | Shiawassee | 0.8 |
| Wheatland Township Library | Remus | Mecosta | 0.8 |
| Constantine Township Library | Constantine | St. Joseph | 0.78 |
| Dryden Township Library | Dryden | Lapeer | 0.78 |
| Maple Rapids Public Library | Maple Rapids | Clinton | 0.78 |
| Clinton Township Public Library | Clinton | Lenawee | 0.75 |
| Elsie Public Library | Elsie | Clinton | 0.75 |
| Goodland Township Library | Imlay City | Lapeer | 0.75 |
| North Adams Community Memorial Library | North Adams | Hillsdale | 0.75 |
| White Pine District Library | Stanton | Montcalm | 0.75 |
| Camden Township Library | Camden | Hillsdale | 0.7 |
| Marion Area District Library | Marion | Osceola | 0.7 |
| Watertown Township Library | Fostoria | Tuscola | 0.7 |
| Chase Township Public Library | Chase | Lake | 0.68 |
| Potterville-Benton Township District Library | Potterville | Eaton | 0.68 |
| Lawrence Memorial District Library | Climax | Kalamazoo | 0.65 |
| Ray Township Public Library | Ray | Macomb | 0.65 |
| Richmond Township Library | Palmer | Marquette | 0.65 |
| Bellevue Township Library | Bellevue | Eaton | 0.63 |
| Lake Linden-Hubbell School Public Library | Lake Linden | Houghton | 0.63 |
| L'Anse Area School-Public Library | L'Anse | Baraga | 0.6 |
| Merrill District Library | Merrill | Saginaw | 0.6 |
| McMillan Township Library | Ewen | Ontonagon | 0.58 |
| Amasa Community Library | Amasa | Iron | 0.55 |
| Pittsford Public Library | Pittsford | Hillsdale | 0.55 |
| Luther Area Public Library | Luther | Lake | 0.53 |
| Carp Lake Township Library | White Pine | Ontonagon | 0.5 |
| Falmouth Area Library | Falmouth | Missaukee | 0.5 |
| George W. Spindler Memorial Library | Woodland | Barry | 0.5 |
| Burlington Township Library | Burlington | Calhoun | 0.45 |
| Richfield Township Public Library | Saint Helen | Roscommon | 0.45 |
| Republic-Michigamme School/ Public Library | Republic | Marquette | 0.41 |
| Walkerville Public/School Library | Walkerville | Oceana | 0.38 |
| Whitefish Township Community Library | Paradise | Chippewa | 0.38 |
| Marenisco Township Library | Marenisco | Gogebic | 0.3 |
| Croton Township Library | Newaygo | Newaygo | 0.25 |
| Crawford County Library | Grayling | Crawford | 0 |
| Curtis Township Library | Glennie | Alcona | 0 |
| Fife Lake Public Library | Fife Lake | Grand Traverse | 0 |
| Hopkins District Library | Hopkins | Allegan | 0 |
| Northfield Township Area Library | Whitmore Lake | Washtenaw | 0 |
| Royal Oak Township Public Library | Ferndale | Oakland | 0 |
| Wakefield Public Library | Wakefield | Gogebic | 0 |
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Source: Institute of Museum and Library Services, Public Libraries Survey, Fiscal Year 2024. Data captured October 2, 2026.
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