Library · Webster
E.C. Rowell Public Library
Webster’s library is the E.C. Rowell Public Library, a branch of Sumter County Library System, open about 47 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Webster’s branch belongs to Sumter County Library System, which serves 148,967 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
E.C. Rowell Public Library
2810 C-478a, Webster 33597
47 hrsopen a week
4,604sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Sumter County Library System
256K
visits
1.7 per resident
340K
loans, print + digital
2.3 per resident
410
programs & events
11K attended
58K
library cards
39% 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
1.7 visits · typical 2.1
A little below typical (34th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
2.3 print items · typical 3.2
A little below typical (32th percentile)
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.2
Lower than most similar-size libraries (6th percentile)
Cardholders
39% of residents
A little below typical (46th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
340K loans last year
Books & media (adults)100%Kids’ books & media0%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
410 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$23 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $3.4M.
Local 97%State 2%Gifts & other 1%
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.