Library · Newaygo
Newaygo Area District Library
Newaygo’s library is the Newaygo Area District Library, a branch of Newaygo Area District Library, open about 41 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Multi-county system. Newaygo’s branch belongs to Newaygo Area District Library, which serves 7,494 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Newaygo Area District Library
44 North State Road, Newaygo 49337
41 hrsopen a week
10,990sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
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 Newaygo Area District Library
30K
visits
4.0 per resident
44K
loans, print + digital
5.9 per resident
258
programs & events
2,588 attended
1,400
library cards
19% 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
4.0 visits · typical 3.0
Higher than 65% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
4.9 print items · typical 3.8
Higher than 62% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
1.0 e-items · typical 1.0
Higher than 50% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
2.7 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Higher than 72% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.5
A little below typical (36th percentile)
Cardholders
19% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (12th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
44K loans last year
Books & media (adults)38%Kids’ books & media46%E-books, audio & streaming17%
Who the programs are for
258 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$51 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $385K.
Local 79%Gifts & other 21%
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.