Wolverine’s library logs 1.5 visits per resident, against a typical 3 for libraries its size
Wolverine Community Library serves 2,874 people in and around Wolverine. Last year it lent 5,156 print books and media and logged 4,328 visits.
Wolverine’s library, in brief
Below typical on every measure
Against libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000 people, Wolverine Community Library sits below the middle on all six per-resident measures we compare, and in the bottom 30% on six. How it compares ↓
Few programs for a library this size
Wolverine Community Library offered 22 programs last year, 7.7 per 1,000 residents against a typical 34. Kids & programs ↓
This summary is written from the numbers on this page. Numbers are the library’s own report to the Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024; Wolverine Community Library serves 2,874 people in and around Wolverine, and its numbers cover all of them.
What’s behind Wolverine’s civic life grade
Wolverine isn’t graded on civic life: TownRatings grades towns of 1,000 residents or more.
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 →
Below most similar-size libraries on all 7 measures
Per resident, against libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000 people across the U.S.
Wolverine Community Library serves 2,874 people, so it’s measured against U.S. libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000.
Every hour the doors are open, about 3 items go out
Fiscal year 2024, for the whole Wolverine Community Library system. The library’s own count.
Books and media off the shelf
5,156 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.
22 programs a year
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
Wolverine Community Library, 5716 West Main Street, Wolverine.
No late fees. E-books and audiobooks from home. Research databases: courses, journals, genealogy. Good at every Wolverine Community Library branch.
New in Wolverine? 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 Wolverine cardholder borrows.
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $93K.
Last year the library lent and hosted about $85K worth of books, e-books, programs and Wi-Fi on a $93K 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 552 cardholders ÷ 12.
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. Wolverine Community Library serves 2,874 people in and around Wolverine, so the yearly numbers cover all of them, not just Wolverine.
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 Wolverine
Does Wolverine have a public library?
Yes. Wolverine Community Library, 5716 West Main Street, serves 2,874 people in and around Wolverine (the survey’s count) and is open about 35 hours a week, averaged over the year.
Is Wolverine Community 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 Wolverine’s library?
It logged 1.5 visits and lent 1.8 print items per resident in 2024, against a typical 3 visits for libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000 people.
What is Wolverine’s civic life grade?
Wolverine isn’t graded on civic life: TownRatings grades towns of 1,000 residents or more. How it works.
Book talk
Reading, story times and the library in Wolverine.
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.