Library · St. Elmo
Saint Elmo Public Library District
St. Elmo’s library is the Saint Elmo Public Library District, a branch of Saint Elmo Public Library District, open about 29 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. St. Elmo’s branch belongs to Saint Elmo Public Library District, which serves 6,064 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Saint Elmo Public Library District
311 West Cumberland Road, Saint Elmo 62458
29 hrsopen a week
7,000sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Saint Elmo Public Library District
8,442
visits
1.4 per resident
12K
loans, print + digital
1.9 per resident
63
programs & events
1,858 attended
695
library cards
11% 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
1.4 visits · typical 3.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (20th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.9 print items · typical 3.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (22th percentile)
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.5
A little below typical (33th percentile)
Cardholders
11% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (5th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
12K loans last year
Books & media (adults)100%Kids’ books & media0%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
63 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$44 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $264K.
Local 89%State 5%Federal 1%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.