Library · Whitehall
White Lake Community Library
Whitehall’s library is the White Lake Community Library, a branch of White Lake Community Library, open about 45 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Whitehall’s branch belongs to White Lake Community Library, which serves 12,381 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
White Lake Community Library
3900 White Lake Drive, Whitehall 49461
45 hrsopen a week
11,765sq 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 White Lake Community Library
42K
visits
3.4 per resident
88K
loans, print + digital
7.1 per resident
146
programs & events
3,425 attended
2,848
library cards
23% 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
3.4 visits · typical 3.1
Higher than 55% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
5.7 print items · typical 3.9
Higher than 68% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
1.5 e-items · typical 1.1
Higher than 62% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
2.5 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Higher than 65% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.4
A little below typical (31th percentile)
Cardholders
23% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (18th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
88K loans last year
Books & media (adults)44%Kids’ books & media35%E-books, audio & streaming21%
Who the programs are for
146 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$38 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $474K.
Local 90%State 2%Federal 1%Gifts & other 7%
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.