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2026 Library Millage

Letter from the Board President

Dear White Lake Township Community:

On August 4, 2026, the White Lake Township Library will ask residents to approve 0.3603 mills to fund the library for eight (8) years.  The proposed millage is a renewal of a previously authorized 0.3603 mills, which expired last year.

If approved, the millage funds will allow the library to continue current services, update continually changing technology, and maintain our new library building.

Without this millage, the library’s revenue will decrease by nearly 35%, affecting our ability to serve the community.  Library services that would be reduced or eliminated include hours of operation, the number of books and other materials purchased, digital subscriptions, computer maintenance, events for all ages, and information assistance.

You have the opportunity to help shape the library’s future as we strive to provide quality library service and Inspiration through Information.

Sincerely,

Jennifer Schulz, President

White Lake Township Library Board

Graphic reading White Lake Township Library 2025 in Review and statistics as follows: 80,942 visits to the library. 269,377 items checked out. 825,561 minutes read during Summer Reading. 62,469 Audio and eBooks borrowed online. The Study Rooms were used 2,940 times. 85,433 items are in the collection. 25,836 new items were added. 11,046 people attended 432 programs. 368 seed library checkouts. 9,530 cardholders. 3,481 new this year. 15,460 reference questions answered. 16,709 items shared with other libraries. 631 shared through MeL. 6,247 people signed onto Wi-Fi. 8,067 people used the public computers. 35,454 people visited the library website.

Learn more about the ways the Library has supported our community with programs and services in 2025.

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Library Millage FAQs

Find quick answers to common questions about the 2026 millage.

Over 95% of the library's revenue comes from property taxes. The 5% of non-property tax revenue includes state aid, penal fines, donations, and interest from investments. The August 4 Millage proposal of 0.3603 mills makes up nearly 35% of the property tax levied to support the library's daily operations.

If the 0.3603 renewal is approved, an owner of a property with a taxable value of $100,000 ($200,000 market value) will continue to pay $36 towards the support of library service. A mill is equal to $1 for every $1,000 of a property's taxable value, which is generally equivalent to half of the property's market value.

You may easily register online to vote at the Michigan Voter Information Center or at the White Lake Township Clerk's office. Our Librarians can also guide you through the online process via the public computers available at the library. You can find early voting dates, hours, and locations through the Michigan Voter Information Center or by contacting the White Lake Township Clerk's office.

LIBRARY MILLAGE RENEWAL PROPOSAL

Shall White Lake Charter Township, Oakland County, Michigan, be authorized to levy a millage annually in an amount not to exceed .3603 mill ($0.3603 per each $1,000 of taxable value), which is a renewal of the previously authorized millage that expired in 2025, against all taxable property in the Township for a period of eight (8) years, 2026 through 2033, inclusive, to provide funds for operating, maintaining, and equipping the White Lake Township Library and for all other library purposes authorized by law? The estimate of the revenue the Township will collect if the millage is approved and levied in the first year of levy (2026) is approximately $622,000. The revenue from this millage levy will be disbursed to the White Lake Township Library.

Yes •

No •