Library · Estero
South County Regional Library
Estero’s library is the South County Regional Library, a branch of Lee County Library System, open about 56 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Estero’s branch belongs to Lee County Library System, which serves 779,221 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
South County Regional Library
21100 Three Oaks Parkway, Estero 33928
56 hrsopen a week
32,343sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Lee County Library System
1.4M
visits
1.8 per resident
2.7M
loans, print + digital
3.5 per resident
3,337
programs & events
110K attended
289K
library cards
37% 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
1.8 visits · typical 2.1
A little below typical (40th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
3.5 print items · typical 3.2
Higher than 55% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.2
A little below typical (25th percentile)
Cardholders
37% of residents
A little below typical (42th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
2.7M loans last year
Books & media (adults)100%Kids’ books & media0%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
3,337 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$48 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $37M.
Local 95%State 1%Gifts & other 4%
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.