Library · Fort Pierce
Susan Broom Kilmer Branch Library
Fort Pierce’s library is the Susan Broom Kilmer Branch Library, a branch of St. Lucie County Library System, open about 53 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Fort Pierce’s branch belongs to St. Lucie County Library System, which serves 385,605 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Susan Broom Kilmer Branch Library
101 Melody Lane, Fort Pierce 34950
53 hrsopen a week
23,000sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
Fiscal year 2024
A year at St. Lucie County Library System
506K
visits
1.3 per resident
569K
loans, print + digital
1.5 per resident
1,995
programs & events
33K attended
135K
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
1.3 visits · typical 2.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (18th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.5 print items · typical 3.2
Lower than most similar-size libraries (14th percentile)
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.2
Lower than most similar-size libraries (8th percentile)
Cardholders
35% of residents
A little below typical (37th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
569K loans last year
Books & media (adults)100%Kids’ books & media0%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
1,995 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$17 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $6.6M.
Local 97%State 1%Gifts & other 1%
Locations
Other St. Lucie County Library System branches in Fort Pierce
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.