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About Henika
A Place to Grow.
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MISSION STATEMENT
To encourage community and personal growth through diverse materials, services, and experiences.
ABOUT US
Henika District Library was built in 1899 and has faithfully served the area for over a hundred years. Our mission is to encourage community and personal growth through diverse materials, services, and experiences.
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Our district serves Wayland City and Wayland Township, but we are also a member of the Lakeland Library Cooperative, which includes 41 other libraries within West Michigan - all with reciprocal borrowing and interlibrary loan options. Additionally, we participate in the MelCat statewide catalog, which means millions of items are at your fingertips.
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To top it off, Henika District Library does not charge overdue fines for any materials. However, patrons who borrow materials from other libraries will still be subject to that library's overdue fines and bills policies.
HISTORY
In 1899, Julia Henika bequeathed $2,000 to build a ladies library. Eventually, the Henika Ladies Library evolved into what is today Henika District Library. An addition was added in 1968 and, with the assistance of a grant, the interior was restored in 1995. What started as a one-room building is now roughly 3,400 square-feet of space to serve our community.
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The library has had an official librarian on staff since 1916. Since then, our staff has grown and now provides a cultural information hub of library services six days a week to all of Wayland City and Wayland Township.