General Information—An Overview of Our Library

The Farmington Community Library is a District Library serving the two communities of Farmington and Farmington Hills in southeastern Michigan, with a combined population of 92,534 (official 2000 Census figure)

The Library is governed by an eight member Board of Trustees, with four members appointed from each city. Board meetings are held the second Thursday of each month at the Main Library in the Board Room on the mezzanine, and are open to the public.

The Library is committed to facilitating independent learning and encouraging the love of reading from early childhood throughout ones lifetime. Information formats and service delivery will evolve as demographics change.

The Library offers more than 272,446 Books for adults, teens, and children, with an additional 8,000+ eBooks. Nearly 30,000 Films are available in DVD and Video formats, plus 23,424 in Audio formats (Music and Books on CD or MP3 Discs and Cassette), as well as downloadable AudioBooks, MP3s, and PlayAways. We subscribe to 614 magazines and newspapers.

Here are some other important statistics for the past fiscal year (July, 2008–June 30, 2009):

758,635 visits were made to our two locations. That's an average of 2.17 visitors per open day—or 8.2 visits per capita. (That's almost double the State average of 4.9 for libraries serving communities equivalent in size to, or larger than, our own. The national average is just 4.67.)
1,390,883 items were checked out (949,916 at the Main Library and 440,967 at the Farmington Branch). Adult items comprised 56% of the total, and Children's items 44%. Books account for most of our circulation; films and music now make up 35% of the items borrowed.
199,538 reference questions were answered (163,216 at Main and 36,322 at Farmington Branch). The pages on the Library's Web site, available 24/7, were viewed 1,559,955 times.
49,952 persons attended 1,509 Library programs.
Our Outreach Services regularly bring materials visit to older adults in 25 nursing homes and senior residences in our community, while over 40 community child care centers are also served by our Children's Outreach Librarian. Nearly 30,000 Large Print books were checked out over the past Fiscal Year as well.

The Farmington Community Library consists of two Branches:

The Main Library is located at 32737 West 12 Mile Road. This is between Farmington and Orchard Lake Roads on the south side of 12 Mile, next to the Farmington Hills Post office.

It was built in 1972. In January, 2003, as part of an addition and renovation project it was expanded to 72,000 square feet. This includes a computer lab and commons area with over 75 public computers. Internet access for laptops is available at study tables. Wireless access was added early in 2006. Refreshments are available at the Good Night Moon Café. The Heritage Room offers a local history and genealogy collection, and much more! The Children's Department occupies the entire lower level of the original building and features a Smart Start Center designed for fully interactive reading readiness activities.

Here is a map, and a pair of links for obtaining driving directions from Mapquest., as well as a list of Library hours.
The 18,000 square foot Farmington Branch is located at 23500 Liberty Street, one block west of Farmington Road and one block south of Grand River. It is at the corner of Liberty and State Streets, next door to the Farmington City Hall. This Branch was built in 1975 in downtown Farmington, was renovated in 1999 and features a Children's Room with life size trees and a tree house.

The Humoresque Sculpture Fountain at Main Library Entrance.

(Humoresque was created in 1924 as a bronze water pixie by Harriet Whitney Frishmuth, who studied under Auguste Rodin (1840–1917).

Originally part of the Max Fisher estate on Grosse Ile, Humoresque was purchased by Dr. Allen Ziegler, the founder of Botsford Hospital, and donated to the City of Farmington Hills as a memorial for his son in the mid-1970s.)