Library · Oakville
Cliff Cave Branch
Oakville’s library is the Cliff Cave Branch, a branch of Saint Louis County Library, open about 64 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Oakville’s branch belongs to Saint Louis County Library, which serves 863,407 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Cliff Cave Branch
5430 Telegraph Rd, St. Louis 63129
64 hrsopen a week
18,940sq 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 Saint Louis County Library
3.5M
visits
4.1 per resident
1M
loans, print + digital
12.1 per resident
16K
programs & events
387K attended
819K
library cards
95% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 100,000+ 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
4.1 visits · typical 2.1
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
8.3 print items · typical 3.2
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
3.8 e-items · typical 1.4
Higher than 88% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
4.2 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Higher than 88% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.4 attendees · typical 0.2
Higher than 87% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
95% of residents
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
1M loans last year
Books & media (adults)34%Kids’ books & media34%E-books, audio & streaming31%
Who the programs are for
16,259 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$71 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $61M.
Local 98%State 1%Federal 1%Gifts & other 0%
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.