Library · Santee
Santee Library
Santee’s library is the Santee Library, a branch of San Diego County Library, open about 45 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Santee’s branch belongs to San Diego County Library, which serves 1,111,527 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Santee Library
9225 Carlton Hills Blvd. #17, Santee 92071
45 hrsopen a week
9,300sq 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 San Diego County Library
2.8M
visits
2.5 per resident
11M
loans, print + digital
10.2 per resident
14K
programs & events
393K attended
510K
library cards
46% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 100,000+ 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
2.5 visits · typical 2.1
Higher than 64% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
5.3 print items · typical 3.2
Higher than 72% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
5.0 e-items · typical 1.4
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
3.0 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Higher than 78% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.4 attendees · typical 0.2
Higher than 77% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
46% of residents
Higher than 60% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
11M loans last year
Books & media (adults)22%Kids’ books & media29%E-books, audio & streaming49%
Who the programs are for
14,374 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$62 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $69M.
Local 96%State 0%Federal 2%Gifts & other 1%
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.