Library · East Lake
East Lake Community Library
East Lake’s library is the East Lake Community Library, a branch of Pinellas Public Library Cooperative, open about 49 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. East Lake’s branch belongs to Pinellas Public Library Cooperative, which serves 946,776 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
East Lake Community Library
4125 East Lake Road, Palm Harbor 34685
49 hrsopen a week
8,900sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Pinellas Public Library Cooperative
2.4M
visits
2.5 per resident
3.4M
loans, print + digital
3.6 per resident
14K
programs & events
285K attended
475K
library cards
50% 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
3.6 print items · typical 3.2
Higher than 57% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.2
Higher than 71% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
50% of residents
Higher than 68% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
3.4M loans last year
Books & media (adults)100%Kids’ books & media0%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
13,806 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$42 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $4M.
Local 97%State 2%Federal 0%Gifts & other 2%
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.