Library · Steelville

Steelville Main Library

Steelville’s library is the Steelville Main Library, a branch of Crawford County Library, open about 48 hours a week.

IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024
County system. Steelville’s branch belongs to Crawford County Library, which serves 21,563 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch

Steelville Main Library

210 S Fourth St., Steelville 65565
48 hrsopen a week
4,000sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024

A year at Crawford County Library

20K
visits
0.9 per resident
40K
loans, print + digital
1.9 per resident
171
programs & events
3,405 attended
6,972
library cards
32% 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
0.9 visits · typical 3.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (8th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.5 print items · typical 3.9
Lower than most similar-size libraries (17th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.4 e-items · typical 1.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (18th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.3 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (9th percentile)
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.4
Lower than most similar-size libraries (15th percentile)
Cardholders
32% of residents
A little below typical (36th percentile)
Borrowing & programs

What people use it for

What people borrow

40K loans last year

Books & media (adults)64%Kids’ books & media17%E-books, audio & streaming19%

Who the programs are for

171 story times, classes, clubs and events

Ages 0–5
47
Ages 6–11
42
Teens
4
Adults
62
All ages
16
Money

Who pays for it

$25 per resident a year

Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $535K.

Local 94%State 6%Federal 0%Gifts & other 0%
About these numbers

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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.

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