Library · Spring Lake
Spring Lake District Library
Spring Lake’s library is the Spring Lake District Library, a branch of Spring Lake District Library, open about 64 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Multi-county system. Spring Lake’s branch belongs to Spring Lake District Library, which serves 19,868 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Spring Lake District Library
123 East Exchange Street, Spring Lake 49456
64 hrsopen a week
34,500sq 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 Spring Lake District Library
96K
visits
4.8 per resident
292K
loans, print + digital
14.7 per resident
325
programs & events
9,920 attended
9,659
library cards
49% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 10,000 to 25,000 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
4.8 visits · typical 3.1
Higher than 75% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
11.2 print items · typical 3.9
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
3.6 e-items · typical 1.1
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
5.8 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.5 attendees · typical 0.4
Higher than 56% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
49% of residents
Higher than 65% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
292K loans last year
Books & media (adults)37%Kids’ books & media39%E-books, audio & streaming24%
Who the programs are for
325 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$83 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $1.6M.
Local 84%State 2%Gifts & other 14%
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.