Library · Crystal River
Coastal Region Library
Crystal River’s library is the Coastal Region Library, a branch of Citrus County Library System, open about 44 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Crystal River’s branch belongs to Citrus County Library System, which serves 155,790 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Coastal Region Library
8619 West Crystal Street, Crystal River 34428
44 hrsopen a week
15,000sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Citrus County Library System
225K
visits
1.4 per resident
440K
loans, print + digital
2.8 per resident
2,886
programs & events
32K attended
55K
library cards
35% 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
1.4 visits · typical 2.1
A little below typical (25th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
2.8 print items · typical 3.2
A little below typical (43th percentile)
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.2
A little below typical (49th percentile)
Cardholders
35% of residents
A little below typical (38th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
440K loans last year
Books & media (adults)100%Kids’ books & media0%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
2,886 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$29 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $4.5M.
Local 94%State 1%Gifts & other 5%
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.