Library · St. Charles
Saint Charles District Library
St. Charles’s library is the Saint Charles District Library, a branch of Saint Charles District Library, open about 36 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Multi-county system. St. Charles’s branch belongs to Saint Charles District Library, which serves 7,441 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Saint Charles District Library
132 South Saginaw Street, Saint Charles 48655
36 hrsopen a week
7,986sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Auto-renews loansBooks renew on their own if no one’s waiting
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Saint Charles District Library
25K
visits
3.4 per resident
28K
loans, print + digital
3.8 per resident
101
programs & events
938 attended
1,447
library cards
19% 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
3.4 visits · typical 3.0
Higher than 56% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
3.3 print items · typical 3.8
A little below typical (43th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.5 e-items · typical 1.0
A little below typical (32th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.2 kids’ items · typical 1.6
A little below typical (40th percentile)
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.5
Lower than most similar-size libraries (14th percentile)
Cardholders
19% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (14th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
28K loans last year
Books & media (adults)53%Kids’ books & media33%E-books, audio & streaming14%
Who the programs are for
101 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$28 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $211K.
Local 86%State 3%Gifts & other 11%
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.