Library · St. Peter
St. Peter Public Library
St. Peter’s library is the St. Peter Public Library, a branch of St. Peter Public Library, open about 49 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Multi-county system. St. Peter’s branch belongs to St. Peter Public Library, which serves 20,847 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
St. Peter Public Library
601 South Washington Avenue, Saint Peter 56082
49 hrsopen a week
16,453sq 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 St. Peter Public Library
39K
visits
1.9 per resident
110K
loans, print + digital
5.3 per resident
418
programs & events
7,940 attended
6,454
library cards
31% 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
1.9 visits · typical 3.1
A little below typical (28th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
4.5 print items · typical 3.9
Higher than 56% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
0.7 e-items · typical 1.1
A little below typical (36th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
2.4 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Higher than 62% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.4 attendees · typical 0.4
A little below typical (44th percentile)
Cardholders
31% of residents
A little below typical (33th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
110K loans last year
Books & media (adults)41%Kids’ books & media45%E-books, audio & streaming14%
Who the programs are for
418 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 $580K.
Local 83%Gifts & other 17%
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.