[Michlib-l] Determining Residency and Millages for Public Library Cards

[Shoshanna Wechter]

Hey there!

Jocelyn, this is super helpful! I will definitely use this to see what municipality an address is in! I wonder, if anyone knows a good one for school districts? I feel like some library districts are made up of combinations of municipalities, some have boundaries coterminous with school districts, some have combinations of both! I really appreciated that FactFinder listed municipality ::and:: school district.

Shoshanna Wechter
(she, her, hers)
Reference Librarian
Ypsilanti District Library
229 W Michigan Ave
Ypsilanti MI 48197

From: michlib-l-bounces at mcls.org [mailto:michlib-l-bounces at mcls.org] On Behalf Of Jocelyn Levin via Michlib-l
Sent: Thursday, February 13, 2020 5:58 PM
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I'm not sure if this is exactly what you're looking for, but my library checks the Michigan Secretary of State's Find My Clerk page to verify what municipality the patron pays taxes in and therefore whether a patron lives in our service area:  https://mvic.sos.state.mi.us/Clerk

Jocelyn Levin, MLIS
Youth and Teen Services Librarian
jlevin at lyon.lib.mi.us<mailto:jlevin at lyon.lib.mi.us>

Lyon Township Public Library
27005 Milford Rd, South Lyon, MI 48178
248.437.8800 Ext. 615
www.lyon.lib.mi.us<http://www.lyon.lib.mi.us/>

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We were just looking into this, and found the following:

https://michigan.hometownlocator.com/

https://usgeocoder.com/


From: michlib-l-bounces at mcls.org<mailto:michlib-l-bounces at mcls.org> [mailto:michlib-l-bounces at mcls.org] On Behalf Of Adrianne Schinkai via Michlib-l
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Subject: [Michlib-l] Determining Residency and Millages for Public Library Cards

Hello everyone,
In the past, my library has used American Factfinder<https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/index.xhtml> to help determine where millages are paid and how classifications for residency are determined for our library cards. We were basically able to punch in an applying patron’s address into the system<https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/searchresults.xhtml?refresh=t> and based on the Economic Place results, we were able to easily determine the classification.
However, American Factfinder is going offline on March 31st and we are having some issues with navigating the Census Data website thus far. As I am waiting to hear a reply from the Census Data website of whether this feature will be part of the migration or going obsolete, we are exploring other options, such as working with Google Maps. Nothing is showing the ease of access we are hoping for thus far.
Would anyone mind sharing their foolproof go to for determining residency and where mileages are paid?
Thanks in advance for your help and advice.
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Adrianne M. Schinkai

 *   Head of Reference and Circulation Services
 *   Vicksburg District Library, Vicksburg, MI
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