Library · Ste. Genevieve
Sainte Genevieve County Library
Ste. Genevieve’s library is the Sainte Genevieve County Library, a branch of Sainte Genevieve County Library, open about 56 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Ste. Genevieve’s branch belongs to Sainte Genevieve County Library, which serves 18,479 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Sainte Genevieve County Library
21388 Hwy 32, Ste Genevieve 63670
56 hrsopen a week
6,850sq 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 Sainte Genevieve County Library
24K
visits
1.3 per resident
33K
loans, print + digital
1.8 per resident
147
programs & events
4,853 attended
5,364
library cards
29% 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
1.3 visits · typical 3.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (17th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.2 print items · typical 3.9
Lower than most similar-size libraries (12th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.6 e-items · typical 1.1
A little below typical (29th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.5 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (16th percentile)
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.4
A little below typical (29th percentile)
Cardholders
29% of residents
A little below typical (30th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
33K loans last year
Books & media (adults)38%Kids’ books & media30%E-books, audio & streaming32%
Who the programs are for
147 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$19 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $354K.
Local 70%Gifts & other 30%
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.