Library · Grand Haven
Loutit District Library
Grand Haven’s library is the Loutit District Library, a branch of Loutit District Library, open about 53 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Grand Haven’s branch belongs to Loutit District Library, which serves 39,331 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Loutit District Library
407 Columbus Avenue, Grand Haven 49417
53 hrsopen a week
49,723sq 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 Loutit District Library
148K
visits
3.8 per resident
353K
loans, print + digital
9.0 per resident
628
programs & events
15K attended
28K
library cards
70% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 25,000 to 100,000 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
3.8 visits · typical 2.6
Higher than 72% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
5.3 print items · typical 3.7
Higher than 65% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
3.7 e-items · typical 1.2
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
2.3 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Higher than 63% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.4 attendees · typical 0.3
Higher than 59% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
70% of residents
Higher than 87% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
353K loans last year
Books & media (adults)33%Kids’ books & media26%E-books, audio & streaming41%
Who the programs are for
628 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$66 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $2.6M.
Local 97%State 1%Gifts & other 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.