Library · LaGrange
Cass District Library
LaGrange’s library is the Cass District Library, a branch of Cass District Library, open about 53 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Multi-county system. LaGrange’s branch belongs to Cass District Library, which serves 37,840 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Cass District Library
319 M-62 North, Cassopolis 49031
53 hrsopen a week
17,132sq 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 Cass District Library
58K
visits
1.5 per resident
127K
loans, print + digital
3.4 per resident
556
programs & events
8,683 attended
4,800
library cards
13% 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
1.5 visits · typical 2.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (24th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
2.2 print items · typical 3.7
A little below typical (29th percentile)
Digital borrowing
1.2 e-items · typical 1.2
Higher than 50% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
0.9 kids’ items · typical 1.7
A little below typical (30th percentile)
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.3
A little below typical (33th percentile)
Cardholders
13% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (6th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
127K loans last year
Books & media (adults)37%Kids’ books & media27%E-books, audio & streaming36%
Who the programs are for
556 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$42 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $1.6M.
Local 97%State 3%
Locations
Other Cass District Library branches in LaGrange
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.