Library · Iron River
West Iron District Library
Iron River’s library is the West Iron District Library, a branch of West Iron District Library, open about 48 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Multi-county system. Iron River’s branch belongs to West Iron District Library, which serves 7,305 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
West Iron District Library
116 West Genesee Street, Iron River 49935
48 hrsopen a week
10,000sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at West Iron District Library
42K
visits
5.8 per resident
42K
loans, print + digital
5.7 per resident
306
programs & events
9,528 attended
4,185
library cards
57% 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
5.8 visits · typical 3.0
Higher than 80% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
5.1 print items · typical 3.8
Higher than 64% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
0.6 e-items · typical 1.0
A little below typical (36th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
2.0 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Higher than 61% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
1.3 attendees · typical 0.5
Higher than 87% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
57% of residents
Higher than 69% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
42K loans last year
Books & media (adults)53%Kids’ books & media36%E-books, audio & streaming11%
Who the programs are for
306 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$82 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $597K.
Local 94%State 1%Gifts & other 5%
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.