Library · St. Maries
St. Maries Public
St. Maries’s library is the St. Maries Public, a branch of St. Maries Public, open about 31 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. St. Maries’s branch belongs to St. Maries Public, which serves 2,598 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
St. Maries Public
822 College Ave, St. Maries 83861
31 hrsopen a week
2,530sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at St. Maries Public
28K
visits
10.8 per resident
18K
loans, print + digital
6.8 per resident
388
programs & events
8,793 attended
2,008
library cards
77% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000 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
10.8 visits · typical 3.0
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
4.5 print items · typical 3.8
Higher than 58% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
2.2 e-items · typical 1.0
Higher than 81% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
2.5 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Higher than 69% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
3.4 attendees · typical 0.5
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
77% of residents
Higher than 83% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
18K loans last year
Books & media (adults)30%Kids’ books & media37%E-books, audio & streaming33%
Who the programs are for
388 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$53 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $139K.
Local 74%State 0%Federal 1%Gifts & other 25%
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.