Library · Portage
Portage District Library
Portage’s library is the Portage District Library, a branch of Portage District Library, open about 66 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Portage’s branch belongs to Portage District Library, which serves 56,304 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Portage District Library
300 Library Lane, Portage 49002
66 hrsopen a week
61,000sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
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 Portage District Library
166K
visits
3.0 per resident
860K
loans, print + digital
15.3 per resident
837
programs & events
30K attended
33K
library cards
59% 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
3.0 visits · typical 2.6
Higher than 58% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
11.6 print items · typical 3.7
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
3.7 e-items · typical 1.2
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
7.0 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.5 attendees · typical 0.3
Higher than 75% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
59% of residents
Higher than 79% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
860K loans last year
Books & media (adults)30%Kids’ books & media46%E-books, audio & streaming24%
Who the programs are for
837 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$72 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $4.1M.
Local 83%State 1%Gifts & other 16%
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.