Library · St. Charles
Kathryn Linnemann Branch
St. Charles’s library is the Kathryn Linnemann Branch, a branch of Saint Charles City-County Library District, open about 64 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. St. Charles’s branch belongs to Saint Charles City-County Library District, which serves 405,262 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Kathryn Linnemann Branch
2323 Elm St., St. Charles 63301
64 hrsopen a week
27,978sq 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 Charles City-County Library District
1.2M
visits
3.0 per resident
6.1M
loans, print + digital
14.9 per resident
5,032
programs & events
97K attended
240K
library cards
59% 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
3.0 visits · typical 2.1
Higher than 77% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
11.0 print items · typical 3.2
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
3.9 e-items · typical 1.4
Higher than 89% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
6.1 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.2
Higher than 58% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
59% of residents
Higher than 77% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
6.1M loans last year
Books & media (adults)33%Kids’ books & media41%E-books, audio & streaming26%
Who the programs are for
5,032 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$50 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $2M.
Local 91%State 2%Federal 2%Gifts & other 4%
Locations
Other Saint Charles City-County Library District branches in St. Charles
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.