Library · West Bloomfield
West Bloomfield Township Public Library
West Bloomfield’s library is the West Bloomfield Township Public Library, a branch of West Bloomfield Township Public Library, open about 68 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Multi-county system. West Bloomfield’s branch belongs to West Bloomfield Township Public Library, which serves 72,613 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
West Bloomfield Township Public Library
4600 Walnut Lake Road, West Bloomfield 48323
68 hrsopen a week
64,000sq 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 West Bloomfield Township Public Library
739K
visits
10.2 per resident
1.5M
loans, print + digital
20.3 per resident
1,178
programs & events
48K attended
55K
library cards
76% 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
10.2 visits · typical 2.6
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
17.6 print items · typical 3.7
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
2.7 e-items · typical 1.2
Higher than 84% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
9.4 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.7 attendees · typical 0.3
Higher than 84% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
76% of residents
Higher than 89% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
1.5M loans last year
Books & media (adults)41%Kids’ books & media46%E-books, audio & streaming13%
Who the programs are for
1,178 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$78 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $5.7M.
Local 96%State 1%Gifts & other 3%
Locations
Other West Bloomfield Township Public Library branches in West Bloomfield
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.