Library · Marquette
Peter White Public Library
Marquette’s library is the Peter White Public Library, a branch of Peter White Public Library, open about 59 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Multi-county system. Marquette’s branch belongs to Peter White Public Library, which serves 35,963 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Peter White Public Library
217 North Front Street, Marquette 49855
59 hrsopen a week
63,000sq 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 Peter White Public Library
167K
visits
4.6 per resident
263K
loans, print + digital
7.3 per resident
873
programs & events
26K attended
17K
library cards
47% 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
4.6 visits · typical 2.6
Higher than 84% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
5.8 print items · typical 3.7
Higher than 70% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
1.5 e-items · typical 1.2
Higher than 60% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
2.3 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Higher than 62% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.7 attendees · typical 0.3
Higher than 88% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
47% of residents
Higher than 64% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
263K loans last year
Books & media (adults)49%Kids’ books & media31%E-books, audio & streaming20%
Who the programs are for
873 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$65 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $2.3M.
Local 82%State 2%Gifts & other 17%
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.