Library · Grosse Pointe Woods
Grosse Pointe Woods Public Library
Grosse Pointe Woods’s library is the Grosse Pointe Woods Public Library, a branch of Grosse Pointe Public Library, open about 67 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Multi-county system. Grosse Pointe Woods’s branch belongs to Grosse Pointe Public Library, which serves 52,496 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Grosse Pointe Woods Public Library
20680 Mack Avenue, Grosse Pointe Woods 48236
67 hrsopen a week
27,500sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Grosse Pointe Public Library
257K
visits
4.9 per resident
622K
loans, print + digital
11.8 per resident
563
programs & events
18K attended
25K
library cards
48% 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
4.9 visits · typical 2.6
Higher than 86% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
5.6 print items · typical 3.7
Higher than 68% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
6.2 e-items · typical 1.2
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
2.7 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Higher than 70% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.3
Higher than 54% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
48% of residents
Higher than 65% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
622K loans last year
Books & media (adults)25%Kids’ books & media23%E-books, audio & streaming52%
Who the programs are for
563 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$104 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $5.5M.
Local 95%State 1%Federal 0%Gifts & other 4%
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.