Library · Charleston
Clara Drinkwater Newnam Library
Charleston’s library is the Clara Drinkwater Newnam Library, a branch of Mississippi County Library District, open about 49 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Charleston’s branch belongs to Mississippi County Library District, which serves 12,577 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Clara Drinkwater Newnam Library
105 E Marshall St., Charleston 63834
49 hrsopen a week
8,000sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Mississippi County Library District
40K
visits
3.1 per resident
15K
loans, print + digital
1.2 per resident
8
programs & events
178 attended
3,231
library cards
26% 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
3.1 visits · typical 3.1
Higher than 51% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
0.8 print items · typical 3.9
Lower than most similar-size libraries (6th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.4 e-items · typical 1.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (19th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.1 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (4th percentile)
Program attendance
0.0 attendees · typical 0.4
Lower than most similar-size libraries (1th percentile)
Cardholders
26% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (24th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
15K loans last year
Books & media (adults)55%Kids’ books & media11%E-books, audio & streaming34%
Who the programs are for
8 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$33 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $420K.
Local 85%State 7%Federal 6%Gifts & other 3%
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.