Library · Pelican Bay
Vanderbilt Beach Branch Library
Pelican Bay’s library is the Vanderbilt Beach Branch Library, a branch of Collier County Public Library, open about 40 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Pelican Bay’s branch belongs to Collier County Public Library, which serves 408,363 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Vanderbilt Beach Branch Library
788 Vanderbilt Beach Road, Naples 34108
40 hrsopen a week
7,000sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Collier County Public Library
851K
visits
2.1 per resident
1.2M
loans, print + digital
3.0 per resident
1,580
programs & events
68K attended
182K
library cards
45% 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
2.1 visits · typical 2.1
A little below typical (49th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
3.0 print items · typical 3.2
A little below typical (45th percentile)
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.2
A little below typical (33th percentile)
Cardholders
45% of residents
Higher than 57% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
1.2M loans last year
Books & media (adults)100%Kids’ books & media0%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
1,580 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$22 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $9.1M.
Local 93%State 1%Federal 2%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.