Library · West Branch
West Branch District Library
West Branch’s library is the West Branch District Library, a branch of West Branch District Library, open about 41 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Multi-county system. West Branch’s branch belongs to West Branch District Library, which serves 9,123 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
West Branch District Library
119 North Fourth Street, West Branch 48661
41 hrsopen a week
9,300sq 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 Branch District Library
16K
visits
1.8 per resident
24K
loans, print + digital
2.7 per resident
89
programs & events
872 attended
3,947
library cards
43% 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
1.8 visits · typical 3.0
A little below typical (27th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
2.7 print items · typical 3.8
A little below typical (33th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.0 kids’ items · typical 1.6
A little below typical (33th percentile)
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.5
Lower than most similar-size libraries (11th percentile)
Cardholders
43% of residents
Higher than 52% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
24K loans last year
Books & media (adults)62%Kids’ books & media38%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
89 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$29 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $265K.
Local 88%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.