Library · Carterville
Anne West Lindsey District Library
Carterville’s library is the Anne West Lindsey District Library, a branch of Anne West Lindsey District Library, open about 45 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Carterville’s branch belongs to Anne West Lindsey District Library, which serves 11,508 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Anne West Lindsey District Library
600 North Division Street, Carterville 62918
45 hrsopen a week
13,287sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Anne West Lindsey District Library
32K
visits
2.8 per resident
55K
loans, print + digital
4.8 per resident
292
programs & events
3,130 attended
1,485
library cards
13% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 10,000 to 25,000 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
2.8 visits · typical 3.1
A little below typical (45th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
4.8 print items · typical 3.9
Higher than 60% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.4
A little below typical (30th percentile)
Cardholders
13% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (5th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
55K loans last year
Books & media (adults)100%Kids’ books & media0%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
292 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$54 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $621K.
Local 90%State 3%Federal 4%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.