Library · Key West
May Hill Russell Library
Key West’s library is the May Hill Russell Library, a branch of Monroe County Public Library System, open about 55 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Key West’s branch belongs to Monroe County Public Library System, which serves 84,145 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
May Hill Russell Library
700 Fleming Street, Key West 33040
55 hrsopen a week
19,089sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Monroe County Public Library System
286K
visits
3.4 per resident
239K
loans, print + digital
2.8 per resident
2,450
programs & events
43K attended
31K
library cards
37% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 25,000 to 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
3.4 visits · typical 2.6
Higher than 65% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
2.8 print items · typical 3.7
A little below typical (38th percentile)
Program attendance
0.5 attendees · typical 0.3
Higher than 74% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
37% of residents
A little below typical (45th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
239K loans last year
Books & media (adults)100%Kids’ books & media0%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
2,450 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$66 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $5.6M.
Local 96%State 1%Gifts & other 3%
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.