Library · St. Charles
Saint Charles Public Library District
St. Charles’s library is the Saint Charles Public Library District, a branch of Saint Charles Public Library District, open about 72 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. St. Charles’s branch belongs to Saint Charles Public Library District, which serves 55,889 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Saint Charles Public Library District
One South Sixth Avenue, Saint Charles 60174
72 hrsopen a week
54,234sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Saint Charles Public Library District
312K
visits
5.6 per resident
867K
loans, print + digital
15.5 per resident
1,751
programs & events
45K attended
31K
library cards
55% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 25,000 to 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
5.6 visits · typical 2.6
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
15.5 print items · typical 3.7
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.8 attendees · typical 0.3
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
55% of residents
Higher than 75% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
867K loans last year
Books & media (adults)100%Kids’ books & media0%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
1,751 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$132 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $7.4M.
Local 93%State 2%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.