Library · White Cloud
White Cloud Community Library
White Cloud’s library is the White Cloud Community Library, a branch of White Cloud Community Library, open about 45 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Multi-county system. White Cloud’s branch belongs to White Cloud Community Library, which serves 8,766 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
White Cloud Community Library
1038 Wilcox Avenue, White Cloud 49349
45 hrsopen a week
5,847sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
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 White Cloud Community Library
38K
visits
4.4 per resident
86K
loans, print + digital
9.8 per resident
176
programs & events
5,615 attended
3,125
library cards
36% 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
4.4 visits · typical 3.0
Higher than 69% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
8.9 print items · typical 3.8
Higher than 88% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
1.0 e-items · typical 1.0
A little below typical (49th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
2.4 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Higher than 67% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.6 attendees · typical 0.5
Higher than 60% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
36% of residents
A little below typical (39th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
86K loans last year
Books & media (adults)66%Kids’ books & media24%E-books, audio & streaming10%
Who the programs are for
176 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$45 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $391K.
Local 89%State 2%Federal 3%Gifts & other 6%
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.