Library · Port St. Joe
Port St. Joe Library/Gulf County Library
Port St. Joe’s library is the Port St. Joe Library/Gulf County Library, a branch of Northwest Regional Library System, open about 30 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Multi-county system. Port St. Joe’s branch belongs to Northwest Regional Library System, which serves 216,657 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Port St. Joe Library/Gulf County Library
110 Library Drive, Port St. Joe 32456
30 hrsopen a week
7,600sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Northwest Regional Library System
266K
visits
1.2 per resident
453K
loans, print + digital
2.1 per resident
1,330
programs & events
23K attended
56K
library cards
26% 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
1.2 visits · typical 2.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (16th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
2.1 print items · typical 3.2
A little below typical (28th percentile)
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.2
Lower than most similar-size libraries (14th percentile)
Cardholders
26% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (22th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
453K loans last year
Books & media (adults)100%Kids’ books & media0%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
1,330 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 $3.6M.
Local 81%State 13%Gifts & other 6%
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.