The Library Network
Overview
| Indicator | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total E-Rate subsidies | — | $269K | $275K | $267K | $258K | $306K | $293K | $287K | $360K | $348K | $342K | — | $349K | $338K | $330K | $314K | $241K | $315K | $298K | $248K | $173K | $156K | $150K | $186K | $156K | $144K | $158K | — |
| Average discount rate | 73% | 62% | 62% | 61% | 61% | 61% | 61% | 61% | 60% | 61% | 60% | — | 58% | 58% | 60% | 59% | 56% | 55% | 53% | 47% | 45% | 50% | 47% | 46% | 47% | 45% | 47% | — |
| Schools & libraries (in this area) | 68 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 71 | 70 | 69 | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Service providers | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — |
| Avg download speed (Mbps) | 273 | 261 | 215 | 189 | 165 | 131 | 120 | 112 | 71 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Avg upload speed (Mbps) | 273 | 261 | 215 | 189 | 165 | 131 | 120 | 112 | 71 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Subsidies by E-Rate service type
| Service type | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 |
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| Voice | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Telecomm Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $242K | — | $274K | $266K | $330K | $314K | $241K | $315K | $298K | $248K | $173K | $156K | $150K | $186K | $156K | $128K | $147K | — |
| Internal Connections | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Data Transmission and/or Internet Access | — | $269K | $275K | $267K | $258K | $306K | $293K | $287K | $360K | $348K | $100K | — | $75K | $72K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $15K | $11K | — |
| Basic Maintenance of Internal Connections | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Managed Internal Broadband Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Back of Envelope Estimate of Equal Distribution
| Recipient | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Addison Township Public Library | $3K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $2K | $2K | $3K | $3K |
| Alfred Noble Branch Library | — | — | — | — | — | — | $3K | $3K | $3K | $3K |
| Allen Park Public Library | $4K | $4K | $4K | $4K | $3K | $5K | $5K | $3K | $6K | $6K |
| Auburn Hills Public Library | $4K | $3K | $4K | $4K | $4K | $5K | $14K | $5K | $6K | $6K |
| Bacon Memorial Public Library | $4K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $5K | $3K | $3K | $6K | $3K |
| Baldwin Public Library | $4K | $4K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $4K | $4K | $3K | $5K | $5K |
| Belleville Area District Library | $4K | $4K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $4K | $3K | $4K | $4K |
| Belleville Area District Library - Sumpter Branch | $3K | $3K | $3K | $2K | $2K | $3K | $3K | — | — | — |
| Berkley Public Library | $3K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $4K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $3K |
| Blair Memorial Library | $4K | $3K | $4K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $3K |
| Bloomfield Township Public Lib | $5K | $4K | $4K | $4K | $4K | $4K | $4K | $4K | $5K | $5K |
| Brighton Area District Library | $3K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $4K | $4K |
| Bryant Branch Library | — | $3K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $4K | $4K |
| Carl Sandburg Branch Library | — | — | $4K | $5K | $3K | $5K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $3K |
| Caroline Kennedy Library | $3K | $3K | $3K | $4K | $4K | $5K | $5K | $5K | $8K | $8K |
| Chelsea District Lib | $3K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $4K | $4K | $4K | $5K | $5K |
| Commerce Township Community Library | $3K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $4K | $4K | $4K | $4K | $6K |
| Cromaine District Library | $3K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $4K | $4K |
| Dearborn Public Library | $9K | $13K | $11K | $11K | $11K | $13K | $13K | $13K | $19K | $19K |
| Dexter District Library | $4K | $3K | $4K | $4K | $4K | $5K | $5K | $5K | $6K | $6K |
| Ecorse Public Library | $4K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $2K | $2K | $2K | $3K | $3K |
| Esper Branch Library | — | $3K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $4K | $4K |
| Ewald Branch Library | $5K | $5K | $8K | $9K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $5K | $4K |
| Farmington Community Library | $4K | $4K | $14K | $32K | $3K | $4K | $4K | $4K | $5K | $5K |
| Ferndale Public Library | $5K | $5K | $6K | $6K | $5K | $7K | $6K | $6K | $8K | $8K |
| Flat Rock Public Library | $4K | $3K | $4K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $2K | $3K | $3K |
| Garden City Public Library | $3K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $3K |
| Grosse Pointe Public Library | $5K | $5K | $6K | $3K | $9K | $13K | $13K | $13K | $19K | $15K |
| Hamburg Township Library | $3K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $5K | $5K | $5K | — | — |
| Hamtramck Public Library | $3K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $5K | $5K | $5K | $6K | $6K |
| Hazel Park Memorial Library | $4K | $4K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $5K | $5K | $5K | $6K | $6K |
| Highland Township Public Lib | $3K | $3K | $4K | $4K | $4K | $4K | $4K | $4K | $7K | $7K |
| Howell Carnegie Dist Library | $5K | $5K | $4K | $5K | $5K | $5K | $6K | $6K | $8K | $12K |
| Huntington Woods Pub Library | $4K | $3K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Independence Township Library | $4K | $3K | $4K | $4K | $4K | $5K | $5K | $5K | $6K | $6K |
| Inkster Public Library | $3K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $6K | $6K |
| John F Kennedy Jr Library | $3K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $5K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $3K |
| Lincoln Park Public Library | $3K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $3K |
| Livonia Public Library | $4K | $4K | $4K | $5K | $3K | $5K | $5K | $5K | $6K | $6K |
| Lyon Township Library | $4K | $4K | $4K | $3K | $3K | $5K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $3K |
| Madison Heights Public Library | $3K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $5K | $3K | $3K | $6K | $6K |
| Melvindale Public Library | $3K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $5K | $5K | $3K | $3K | $3K |
| Milford Township Library | $3K | $3K | $4K | $4K | $4K | $4K | $4K | $4K | $7K | $7K |
| Northfield Township Area Library | $4K | $4K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $3K |
| Northville District Library | $4K | $4K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $4K | $4K |
| Novi Public Library | $5K | $5K | $6K | $6K | $4K | $5K | $6K | $6K | $8K | $8K |
| Oak Park Public Library | $4K | $4K | $4K | $3K | $3K | $5K | $5K | $5K | $6K | $6K |
| Orion Township Public Library | $5K | $5K | $6K | $6K | $5K | $5K | $5K | $5K | $6K | $6K |
| Plymouth District Library | $4K | $4K | $4K | $3K | $3K | $4K | $4K | $4K | $5K | $5K |
| Pontiac Public Library | $4K | $4K | $4K | $5K | $5K | $7K | $7K | $5K | $6K | $6K |
| Redford Township Library | $6K | $6K | $6K | $6K | $6K | $7K | $7K | $7K | $8K | $8K |
| River Rouge Public Library | $3K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $2K | $2K | $3K | $3K |
| Rochester Hills Public Library-Main Branch | $14K | $7K | $30K | $6K | $6K | $7K | $7K | $7K | $18K | $9K |
| Romulus Public Library | $4K | $3K | $4K | $4K | $3K | $5K | $5K | $5K | $6K | $6K |
| Royal Oak Public Library | $4K | $4K | $4K | $5K | $4K | $5K | $5K | $5K | $7K | $5K |
| Royal Oak Township Library | $3K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $2K | $2K | $2K | $3K | $3K |
| Salem-South Lyon District Lib | $6K | $6K | $7K | $8K | $8K | $7K | $6K | $6K | $10K | $10K |
| Southfield Public Library | $5K | $5K | $6K | $6K | $5K | $5K | $6K | $6K | $8K | $8K |
| Southgate Vet Mem Library | $3K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $3K |
| Springfield Township Library | $4K | $3K | $4K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $3K |
| Taylor Comm Public Library | $4K | $4K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $5K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $3K |
| Trenton Veterans Mem Library | $4K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $5K | $5K | $5K | $8K | $8K |
| Walled Lake City Library | $4K | $3K | $4K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $3K |
| Waterford Twp Public Library | $1K | $1K | $1K | $1K | $1K | $1K | $1K | $1K | $3K | $3K |
| Wayne Public Library | $4K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $3K |
| White Lake Township Library | $4K | $3K | $4K | $4K | $4K | $5K | $5K | $5K | $8K | $8K |
| William P. Faust Public Library Of Westland | $7K | $7K | $6K | $6K | $5K | $7K | $7K | $7K | $14K | $14K |
| Wixom Public Library | $3K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $4K | $3K | $3K | $4K | $3K |
| Woods Branch Library | $5K | $5K | $6K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $5K | $4K |
| Ydl – Whittaker Rd. | $14K | $13K | $9K | $10K | $9K | $11K | $11K | $11K | $15K | $15K |
| Ypsilanti District Library Downtown | $5K | $4K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $4K | $4K |
| Ypsilanti District Library Superior Branch | $5K | $4K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $2K | $2K | $3K | $3K |
Recipient demographics
| Recipient | City | Discount Rate | Students | NSLP | Down Mbps | Up Mbps | Urban/Rural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Addison Township Public Library | Leonard | 72% | — | — | 100 | 100 | Rural |
| Alfred Noble Branch Library | Livonia | 68% | — | — | 50 | 50 | Urban |
| Allen Park Public Library | Allen Park | 72% | — | — | 250 | 250 | Urban |
| Auburn Hills Public Library | Auburn Hills | 75% | — | — | 150 | 150 | Urban |
| Bacon Memorial Public Library | Wyandotte | 75% | — | — | 150 | 150 | Urban |
| Baldwin Public Library | Birmingham | 72% | — | — | 500 | 500 | Urban |
| Belleville Area District Library | Belleville | 72% | — | — | 400 | 400 | Urban |
| Belleville Area District Library - Sumpter Branch | Belleville | 72% | — | — | 150 | 150 | Rural |
| Berkley Public Library | Berkley | 72% | — | — | 100 | 100 | Urban |
| Blair Memorial Library | Clawson | 72% | — | — | 150 | 150 | Urban |
| Bloomfield Township Public Lib | Bloomfield | 72% | — | — | 1,000 | 1,000 | Urban |
| Brighton Area District Library | Brighton | 72% | — | — | 150 | 150 | Urban |
| Bryant Branch Library | Dearborn | 67% | — | — | 150 | 150 | Urban |
| Carl Sandburg Branch Library | Livonia | 70% | — | — | 250 | 250 | Urban |
| Caroline Kennedy Library | Dearborn Hts | 75% | — | — | 150 | 150 | Urban |
| Chelsea District Lib | Chelsea | 72% | — | — | 150 | 150 | Rural |
| Commerce Township Community Library | Commerce Twp | 72% | — | — | 150 | 150 | Urban |
| Cromaine District Library | Hartland | 72% | — | — | 150 | 150 | Urban |
| Dearborn Public Library | Dearborn | 72% | — | — | 1,000 | 1,000 | Urban |
| Dexter District Library | Dexter | 75% | — | — | 150 | 150 | Rural |
| Ecorse Public Library | Ecorse | 72% | — | — | 150 | 150 | Urban |
| Esper Branch Library | Dearborn | 67% | — | — | 150 | 150 | Urban |
| Ewald Branch Library | Grosse Pointe Park | 72% | — | — | 1,000 | 1,000 | Urban |
| Farmington Community Library | Farmington Hills | 72% | — | — | 500 | 500 | Urban |
| Ferndale Public Library | Ferndale | 72% | — | — | 400 | 400 | Urban |
| Flat Rock Public Library | Flat Rock | 72% | — | — | 150 | 150 | Urban |
| Garden City Public Library | Garden City | 72% | — | — | 100 | 100 | Urban |
| Grosse Pointe Public Library | Grosse Pointe Farms | 75% | — | — | 1,000 | 1,000 | Urban |
| Hamburg Township Library | Hamburg | 72% | — | — | 100 | 100 | Urban |
| Hamtramck Public Library | Detroit | 72% | — | — | 100 | 100 | Urban |
| Hazel Park Memorial Library | Hazel Park | 72% | — | — | 250 | 250 | Urban |
| Highland Township Public Lib | Highland | 90% | — | — | 200 | 200 | Urban |
| Howell Carnegie Dist Library | Howell | 72% | — | — | 400 | 400 | Urban |
| Huntington Woods Pub Library | Huntington Wd | 72% | — | — | 250 | 250 | Urban |
| Independence Township Library | Clarkston | 72% | — | — | 150 | 150 | Urban |
| Inkster Public Library | Inkster | 72% | — | — | 100 | 100 | Urban |
| John F Kennedy Jr Library | Dearborn Hts | 75% | — | — | 100 | 100 | Urban |
| Lincoln Park Public Library | Lincoln Park | 72% | — | — | 100 | 100 | Urban |
| Livonia Public Library | Livonia | 72% | — | — | 250 | 250 | Urban |
| Lyon Township Library | New Hudson | 75% | — | — | 250 | 250 | Urban |
| Madison Heights Public Library | Madison Hts | 72% | — | — | 100 | 100 | Urban |
| Melvindale Public Library | Melvindale | 75% | — | — | 100 | 100 | Urban |
| Milford Township Library | Milford | 90% | — | — | 200 | 200 | Urban |
| Northfield Township Area Library | Whitmore | 75% | — | — | 250 | 250 | Urban |
| Northville District Library | Northville | 72% | — | — | 400 | 400 | Urban |
| Novi Public Library | Novi | 72% | — | — | 400 | 400 | Urban |
| Oak Park Public Library | Oak Park | 72% | — | — | 250 | 250 | Urban |
| Orion Township Public Library | Lake Orion | 72% | — | — | 400 | 400 | Urban |
| Plymouth District Library | Plymouth | 72% | — | — | 500 | 500 | Urban |
| Pontiac Public Library | Pontiac | 72% | — | — | 250 | 250 | Urban |
| Redford Township Library | Redford | 72% | — | — | 500 | 500 | Urban |
| River Rouge Public Library | River Rouge | 72% | — | — | 100 | 100 | Urban |
| Rochester Hills Public Library-Main Branch | Rochester | 75% | — | — | 1,000 | 700 | Urban |
| Romulus Public Library | Romulus | 75% | — | — | 150 | 150 | Urban |
| Royal Oak Public Library | Royal Oak | 75% | — | — | 1,000 | 1,000 | Urban |
| Royal Oak Township Library | Ferndale | 75% | — | — | 50 | 50 | Urban |
| Salem-South Lyon District Lib | South Lyon | 72% | — | — | 500 | 500 | Rural |
| Southfield Public Library | Southfield | 75% | — | — | 400 | 400 | Urban |
| Southgate Vet Mem Library | Southgate | 75% | — | — | 100 | 100 | Urban |
| Springfield Township Library | Davisburg | 75% | — | — | 150 | 150 | Rural |
| Taylor Comm Public Library | Taylor | 72% | — | — | 250 | 250 | Urban |
| Trenton Veterans Mem Library | Trenton | 72% | — | — | 150 | 150 | Urban |
| Walled Lake City Library | Walled Lake | 75% | — | — | 150 | 150 | Urban |
| Waterford Twp Public Library | Waterford | 72% | — | — | 600 | 600 | Urban |
| Wayne Public Library | Wayne | 72% | — | — | 150 | 150 | Urban |
| White Lake Township Library | White Lake | 72% | — | — | 150 | 150 | Urban |
| William P. Faust Public Library Of Westland | Westland | 72% | — | — | 600 | 600 | Urban |
| Wixom Public Library | Wixom | 72% | — | — | 250 | 250 | Urban |
| Woods Branch Library | Grosse Pointe Woods | 75% | — | — | 1,000 | 1,000 | Urban |
| Ydl – Whittaker Rd. | Ypsilanti | 72% | — | — | 1,000 | 1,000 | Urban |
| Ypsilanti District Library Downtown | Ypsilanti | 72% | — | — | 400 | 400 | Urban |
| Ypsilanti District Library Superior Branch | Superior Township | 72% | — | — | 400 | 400 | Urban |
Subsidies by service provider (top 10)
| Service provider | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan Bell Telephone Company | — | $211K | $212K | $202K | $197K | $237K | $223K | $215K | $263K | $251K | $242K | — | $272K | $264K | $330K | $314K | $241K | $315K | $298K | $244K | — | — | $8K | $11K | $11K | $11K | $6K | — |
| Ameritech Advanced Data Services, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $156K | $142K | $175K | $144K | $117K | $141K | — |
| Merit Network, Inc. | — | $53K | $55K | $56K | $53K | $62K | $62K | $64K | $83K | $82K | $85K | — | $75K | $72K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $15K | $11K | — |
| Ameritech Advanced Data Services of Michigan, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $169K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Comcast Business Communications | — | $5K | $8K | $8K | $8K | $7K | $7K | $7K | $15K | $15K | $15K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Windstream Communications, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $4K | $3K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Clear Rate Communications, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2K | $2K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| The Newman Group Computer Services Corp. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Overview and provider figures are the entity’s total authorized disbursements (entity-wide, FCC Form 471 FRN Status). Per-recipient figures are a back-of-envelope estimate: each funding request line item’s post-discount cost divided equally among the line’s recipients. FY2010–2015 figures are from USAC legacy data (BEN level). FY2026 omitted (funding year in progress). Note: the last year or two in any disbursement series always looks artificially low (FY2025 invoices are still being paid), which is why figures dip at the end — that’s the real state of USAC’s data, not an error. Source: USAC Open Data, retrieved 2026-06-10.