Library · Wakeman
Wakeman Community Branch
Wakeman’s library is the Wakeman Community Branch, a branch of Huron County Community Library, open about 43 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Wakeman’s branch belongs to Huron County Community Library, which serves 22,945 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Wakeman Community Branch
33 Pleasant St., Wakeman 44889
43 hrsopen a week
3,777sq 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 Huron County Community Library
54K
visits
2.4 per resident
129K
loans, print + digital
5.6 per resident
1,314
programs & events
17K attended
6,254
library cards
27% 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
2.4 visits · typical 3.1
A little below typical (37th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
4.5 print items · typical 3.9
Higher than 56% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
1.1 e-items · typical 1.1
Higher than 50% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
2.5 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Higher than 64% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.8 attendees · typical 0.4
Higher than 76% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
27% of residents
A little below typical (27th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
129K loans last year
Books & media (adults)36%Kids’ books & media44%E-books, audio & streaming20%
Who the programs are for
1,314 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$59 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $1.4M.
Local 36%State 55%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.