Photo: Joshua S. Goodrich, J.D., LL.M. · CC BY-SA 4.0White Pigeon Township’s library runs 25 programs per 1,000 residents, against a typical 34 for libraries its size
White Pigeon Township Library serves 5,226 people in and around White Pigeon Township. Last year it lent 16K print books and media and logged 15K visits.
What stands out about White Pigeon Township Library
Read from the library’s own yearly report. The page puts what stands out first.
What’s behind White Pigeon Township’s civic life grade
On community nonprofits and volunteering, White Pigeon Township is ahead of 38% of U.S. towns, #572 of 697 in Michigan. White Pigeon Township is graded on two of the three inputs. The share of younger adults in volunteering groups holds the grade up; White Pigeon Township’s count of community nonprofits pulls it down.
Most U.S. towns with similar household incomes ($53K–$89K) score higher, so income alone doesn’t account for it.
Civic life counts registered nonprofits, library visits and online volunteering groups, so it can miss civic life that runs through congregations, mutual aid or neighbors looking out for each other.
Library visits: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024. Nonprofits: IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File, October 2026. Volunteering: Social Capital Atlas (Opportunity Insights), from data by Meta Platforms, Inc.; Chetty et al., Nature 2022. How TownRatings grades civic life →
10 community nonprofits are registered in White Pigeon Township
2.5 per 1,000 residents, against a U.S. town median of 3.7. The largest group: civic groups, clubs & veterans.
Community nonprofits, by kind
Counted from the IRS list of tax-exempt organizations by mailing address (fractions where a ZIP code spans towns). Congregations are counted apart (1 here), since whether a church registers depends on its denomination, not the town.
8.5%
8.5% of White Pigeon Township’s Facebook users aged 25–44 belong to a volunteering or activism group, against 12.4% in the typical Michigan town and 7.5% nationally.
Volunteering: Social Capital Atlas (Opportunity Insights), from data by Meta Platforms, Inc.; Chetty et al., Nature 2022. ZIP-code figures, weighted by where White Pigeon Township’s residents live; 2022.
Ahead of most similar-size libraries on 2 of 7 measures
Per resident, against libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000 people across the U.S.
White Pigeon Township Library serves 5,226 people, so it’s measured against U.S. libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000.
Every hour the doors are open, about 6 items go out
Fiscal year 2024, for the whole White Pigeon Township Library system. The library’s own count.
Books and media off the shelf
16K print loans last year. The library didn’t report its e-book and e-audiobook loans.
Borrow from home with your card, plus research databases: courses, journals, genealogy and more.
About 1 kids’ program a week
Story times, clubs, classes and events, across the whole system, by who they’re for.
Programs last year by age group
story times and programs a week for ages 0–5, on average.
Find it
White Pigeon Township Library, 102 North Kalamazoo Street, White Pigeon.
No late fees. E-books and audiobooks from home. Loans renew on their own if no one’s waiting. Research databases: courses, journals, genealogy. Good at every White Pigeon Township Library branch.
New in White Pigeon Township? The Handbook →Hours are the survey’s yearly average. Check the library’s own site for today’s hours.
What a library card is worth
Set what you’d borrow in a month. It starts at what the average White Pigeon Township cardholder borrows.
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $339K.
Last year the library lent and hosted about $265K worth of books, e-books, programs and Wi-Fi on a $339K budget.
Fine-free. No late fees on books returned late.
Retail prices are typical, rounded down: a new book $17, a kids’ book $12, an e-book or e-audiobook $15, a movie rental $4, a class or program $10, a computer or Wi-Fi session $3. The average cardholder’s month = the library’s yearly loans, attendance and Wi-Fi sessions ÷ its 2,271 cardholders ÷ 12.
Libraries next door
Who has a library of their own, and how much each town borrows. Tap a town to see its library.
| Town | Library | Loans per resident | Hours | Civic life |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White Pigeon Township | White Pigeon Township Library fine-free | — | 48 | C+ |
| White Pigeon | White Pigeon Township Library fine-free | — | 48 | C+ |
| Sturgis Township | None of its own | — | — | C |
| Van Buren Township | None of its own | — | — | D |
| Florence Township | None of its own | — | — | B− |
| Mottville Township | None of its own | — | — | C+ |
Loans = print + digital items borrowed in the library’s fiscal year, per person it serves. — = no library of its own, a county or regional system (its numbers cover many towns), or no report. Civic life: — = not graded (unincorporated places, whose nonprofits can’t be placed by mailing address, or towns with fewer than two of the three inputs).
What this data can and can’t tell you
From the Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024.
- Digital loans not reported. The library didn’t report e-book loans, so borrowing here is print only.
- System-wide. White Pigeon Township Library serves 5,226 people in and around White Pigeon Township, so the yearly numbers cover all of them, not just White Pigeon Township.
Hours are the survey’s yearly average; libraries are compared with others serving about as many people. How TownRatings uses library figures →
Questions about the library and civic life in White Pigeon Township
Does White Pigeon Township have a public library?
Yes. White Pigeon Township Library, 102 North Kalamazoo Street, serves 5,226 people in and around White Pigeon Township (the survey’s count) and is open about 48 hours a week, averaged over the year.
Is White Pigeon Township Library fine-free? Does it lend e-books?
Yes to both: no late fees, and e-books, audiobooks and research databases with a card (the library’s 2024 survey report).
How busy is White Pigeon Township’s library?
It logged 3.0 visits and lent 3.1 print items per resident in 2024, against a typical 3 visits for libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000 people.
What is White Pigeon Township’s civic life grade?
C+ White Pigeon Township is ahead of 38% of U.S. towns on civic life, #572 of 697 in Michigan. The grade combines library visits per resident, community nonprofits per 1,000 residents and the share of adults 25–44 in volunteering groups. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
Book talk
Reading, story times and the library in White Pigeon Township.
Libraries: Institute of Museum and Library Services, Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024. Each library reports its own numbers. Distances are straight-line from the town center. “What your card is worth” uses typical retail prices and is an estimate, not an official figure.