Library · Watervliet
Watervliet District Library
Watervliet’s library is the Watervliet District Library, a branch of Watervliet District Library, open about 47 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Multi-county system. Watervliet’s branch belongs to Watervliet District Library, which serves 4,705 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Watervliet District Library
333 North Main Street, Watervliet 49098
47 hrsopen a week
10,272sq 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 Watervliet District Library
15K
visits
3.2 per resident
4,653
loans, print + digital
1.0 per resident
198
programs & events
2,842 attended
4,599
library cards
98% 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
3.2 visits · typical 3.0
Higher than 52% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
1.0 print items · typical 3.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (10th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.9 kids’ items · typical 1.6
A little below typical (31th percentile)
Program attendance
0.6 attendees · typical 0.5
Higher than 58% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
98% of residents
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
4,653 loans last year
Books & media (adults)6%Kids’ books & media94%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
198 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$41 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $194K.
Local 89%State 2%Gifts & other 10%
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.