Library · Central Lake
Central Lake District Library
Central Lake’s library is the Central Lake District Library, a branch of Central Lake District Library, open about 45 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Central Lake’s branch belongs to Central Lake District Library, which serves 3,999 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Central Lake District Library
7900 Maple Street, Central Lake 49622
45 hrsopen a week
5,300sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Auto-renews loansBooks renew on their own if no one’s waiting
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Central Lake District Library
10K
visits
2.5 per resident
17K
loans, print + digital
4.2 per resident
130
programs & events
2,314 attended
589
library cards
15% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000 people
Per-resident numbers, compared only with libraries of a similar size across the country, because a tiny town’s library always looks busier per person.
Visits per resident
2.5 visits · typical 3.0
A little below typical (42th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
4.2 print items · typical 3.8
Higher than 54% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
0.6 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (22th percentile)
Program attendance
0.6 attendees · typical 0.5
Higher than 56% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
15% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (8th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
17K loans last year
Books & media (adults)85%Kids’ books & media15%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
130 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$59 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $237K.
Local 98%State 2%
About these numbers
How to read this page
Hours are an averageThe survey reports a building’s public hours for the whole year. We divide by the weeks it was open, so check the library’s own site for today’s hours.
Compared by size“Similar-size” means libraries serving about as many people, nationwide. Per-resident numbers always flatter the smallest towns, so they’re never compared with big cities.
One year, the library’s own countLibraries report their own visits, loans and programs for fiscal year 2024. A library that didn’t respond keeps its address and hours here, with no numbers.
Source: Institute of Museum and Library Services, Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024. Distances are straight-line from the town center.