Library · St. Louis
Theodore A. Cutler Memorial Library
St. Louis’s library is the Theodore A. Cutler Memorial Library, a branch of Theodore A. Cutler Memorial Library, open about 46 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Multi-county system. St. Louis’s branch belongs to Theodore A. Cutler Memorial Library, which serves 10,378 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Theodore A. Cutler Memorial Library
312 Michigan Avenue, Saint Louis 48880
46 hrsopen a week
5,800sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
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 Theodore A. Cutler Memorial Library
22K
visits
2.1 per resident
17K
loans, print + digital
1.6 per resident
141
programs & events
2,723 attended
2,171
library cards
21% 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
2.1 visits · typical 3.1
A little below typical (33th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.4 print items · typical 3.9
Lower than most similar-size libraries (15th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.2 e-items · typical 1.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (11th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.6 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (17th percentile)
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.4
A little below typical (29th percentile)
Cardholders
21% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (15th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
17K loans last year
Books & media (adults)50%Kids’ books & media35%E-books, audio & streaming15%
Who the programs are for
141 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$22 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $227K.
Local 91%State 3%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.