Library · Fennville
Fennville District Library
Fennville’s library is the Fennville District Library, a branch of Fennville District Library, open about 53 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Multi-county system. Fennville’s branch belongs to Fennville District Library, which serves 14,496 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Fennville District Library
400 West Main Street, Fennville 49408
53 hrsopen a week
13,736sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
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 Fennville District Library
63K
visits
4.3 per resident
53K
loans, print + digital
3.7 per resident
263
programs & events
6,283 attended
4,104
library cards
28% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 10,000 to 25,000 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
4.3 visits · typical 3.1
Higher than 70% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
3.3 print items · typical 3.9
A little below typical (41th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.4 e-items · typical 1.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (21th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.1 kids’ items · typical 1.8
A little below typical (33th percentile)
Program attendance
0.4 attendees · typical 0.4
Higher than 50% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
28% of residents
A little below typical (29th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
53K loans last year
Books & media (adults)60%Kids’ books & media29%E-books, audio & streaming11%
Who the programs are for
263 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$32 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $470K.
Local 94%State 3%Gifts & other 3%
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.